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Catholic Church--Missions--Indiana

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Thomas Timothy McAvoy collection

 Collection — Folder: S0862
Identifier: S0862
Scope and Contents This collection includes photostatic copies of Catholic missionary records in Marshall County, Indiana ranging from 1834 to 1837 regarding the work of Father Louis DeSeille and his possible successor. The papers comprise Father DeSeille's baptismal register (1834-1836), documenting the baptisim of Potawatomi tribespeople, and a letter from Angelique Compeau and five prominent Native Americans--Sineie (Sinigo), Markartamwa, Menomine, Peppemarwha, and Weishkemar--in Plymouth, Indiana to Bishop...
Dates: circa 1834-1940s