J. J. (JOHN JOHNSON) ENMEGAHBOWH:

An Inventory of His Letters at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Creator: Enmegahbowh, J. J. (John Johnson), 1812?-1902, creator.
Title:J. J. Enmegahbowh letters to Samuel Hollingsworth.
Dates:1870-1879.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Letters from an Ottawa Indian Episcopal Priest, a missionary to the Ojibwe Indians on the White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, to Reverend Samuel Hollingsworth at Greenfield, Massachusetts and Port Chester, New York. Includes 13 letters with envelopes, 2 letter fragments, and an undated tear sheet removed from a publication entitled The Church Record that includes a printed portrait of Enmegahbowh.
Quantity:29 items in 1 folder.
Location:Reserve 154: See Detailed Description for folder contents.

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In his letters Enmegahbowh describes his work ministering to, and converting to Christianity, the White Earth Ojibwe community; describes his work teaching school on the reservation; offers his thanks to eastern white congregations for their donations of money, clothing, and other gifts to the Ojibwe; and seeks further donations. In most letters he also relates the Christian religious concepts that he presents to the Ojibwe; stories of particular conversions he has witnessed; and his personal joy at his own conversion and that of his community, about 450 of whom were converted to Christianity by 1879.

Other topics mentioned briefly include grasshopper infestations in recent years (December 13, 1876), traditional Ojibwe religion (December 30, 1878), and progress in building a new reservation school building (August 25, 1879).


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Access Restrictions:

Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. J.J. Enmegahbowh letters to Samuel Hollingsworth. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 11,701 16,830

Processing Information:

Processed by: David B. Peterson, December 2013

Digital versions include the envelopes for only three of the letters (May 12, 1870; December 5, 1877; and November 11, 1878).

Catalog ID number: 001714529


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationFolder
Reserve 1541Unsigned letter fragment to unknown recipient, undated. 2 pages on 1 leaf. AL.
Unsigned letter fragment to unknown recipientDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to unknown recipient, undated. 2 pages on 1 leaf. AL.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to unknown recipientDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel Hollingsworth, Port Chester, New York, May 12, 1870. 8 pages on 2 leaves and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel Hollingsworth, Port Chester, New YorkDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel Hollingsworth, August 23, 1870. 4 pages on 1 leaf and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel HollingsworthDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel Hollingsworth, March 18, 1871. 4 pages on 1 leaf and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel HollingsworthDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel Hollingsworth, March 20, 1872. 4 pages on 1 leaf and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel HollingsworthDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation, Becker County to Samuel Hollingsworth, April 18, 1872. 6 pages on 2 leaves and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation, Becker County to Samuel HollingsworthDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel Hollingsworth, September 6, 1875. 8 pages on 2 leaves and 1 envelope. AL.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel HollingsworthDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel Hollingsworth, December 6, 1875. 4 pages on 1 leaf and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Samuel HollingsworthDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, Greenfield, Massachusetts, December 13, 1876. 10 pages on 3 leaves and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, Greenfield, MassachusettsDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D., December 5, 1877. 16 pages on 4 leaves and 1 envelope. AL.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D.Digital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, Greenfield, Massachusetts, November 11, 1878. 12 pages on 3 leaves and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, Greenfield, MassachusettsDigital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D., December 30, 1878. 4 pages on 2 leaves and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D.Digital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D., July 28, 1879. 6 pages on 2 leaves and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D.Digital version
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D., Greenfield, Massachusetts, August 25, 1879. 6 pages on 2 leaves and 1 envelope. ALS.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D.Digital version
Peake, E. Steele, "Early Indian missions," The Church Record , undated. 1 tear sheet.
Includes an image of Enmegahbowh.
Enmegahbowh, J. J., White Earth Reservation to Rev. Samuel Hollingsworth, D.D.Digital version

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Converts -- Minnesota -- White Earth Indian Reservation.
Grasshopper plague -- Minnesota -- 1873-1877.
Indian reservations -- Minnesota.
Indians of North America -- Education -- Minnesota -- White Earth Indian Reservation.
Indians of North America -- Minnesota -- White Earth Indian Reservation -- Religion.
Missionaries -- Minnesota -- Minnesota -- White Earth Indian Reservation.
Missions -- Minnesota -- White Earth Indian Reservation.
Ojibwa Indians -- Religion.
Persons:
Hollingsworth, Samuel.
Places:
White Earth Indian Reservation (Minn.)

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