History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . e for the estab-lishment of schools for the education of the Indian children—the ExecutiveCommittee directed the Secretary to open a correspondence with the Secre-tary of War, in reference to the subject, and to obtain, if possible, assurance 566 PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL MISSIONS. from the government, that the appropriation proposed by this treaty, shouldbe placed at the disposal of this Society. Assurances to this effect werepromptly given by the Secretary; which were made good to the Society, assoon as the
History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . e for the estab-lishment of schools for the education of the Indian children—the ExecutiveCommittee directed the Secretary to open a correspondence with the Secre-tary of War, in reference to the subject, and to obtain, if possible, assurance 566 PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL MISSIONS. from the government, that the appropriation proposed by this treaty, shouldbe placed at the disposal of this Society. Assurances to this effect werepromptly given by the Secretary; which were made good to the Society, assoon as the treaty was ratified by Congress, which was not until the follow-ing year. An arrangement was also effected at the War Department, bywhich the occupancy of a very eligible tract of land, connected both withthe white settlement at Green Bay, and with the Indian country, was al-lowed to this Society. Under these improved auspices, the mission was re-commenced. F. Cadle was appointed superintendent; Dr. Erastus Root, teacher; G. Ellis, farmer; and his wife,
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