American Baptist Missionary Union records, 1837-1838, 1850

Summary

Creator:

American Baptist Missionary Union.

Abstract:

American Baptist missionary organization. Consists of records likely collected by George N. Mills and includes a land grant as well as letters that relate to the dispersal of government lands in the Grand River area in Michigan.

Extent:

5 items (in oversize folder)

Language:

English

Call Number:

87423 Ba Outsize

Authors:

Finding aid created by Steven Gentry, April 2020.

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection consists of records likely collected by George N. Mills and includes a land grant dated January 1850 that details how the proceeds from the sale of lands along the Grand River (probably near Grand Rapids, Mich.) under the provisions of a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians should be divided between Baptist and Catholic missionary interests, both of whom had developed missions in the area. Also included are letters dated 1837-1838, bound with the land grant, that relate to the dispersal of government lands in the Grand River area, including letters concerning lands to be set aside for the University of Michigan, for the erection of public buildings, and for a salt spring.

Biographical / Historical:

The American Baptist Missionary Union was initially founded in 1814 as the General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States of America for Foreign Missions, also known as the Baptist General Convention for Foreign Missions. The organization changed its name to the American Baptist Missionary Union in 1846, the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in 1910, and the American Baptist International Ministries in 1973).

Its membership included George N. Mills, attorney for the American Baptist Missionary Union.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Proquest (donor no. 1771 ).

Rules or Conventions:

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Subjects

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Subjects:

Baptists -- Missions -- Michigan.
Indians of North America -- Missions -- Michigan.
Indians of North America -- Michigan.
Missions -- Michigan.

Names:

Baptists -- Michigan.
Catholic Church -- Michigan.
United States. General Land Office.
University of Michigan -- Lands.
Mills, George N.

Places:

Grand River (Mich.)