Timothy S. Smith pamphlet
Collection — Folder: S2465
Identifier: S2465
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photocopy of a pamphlet and two mimographed copies of a typewritten transcription of the pamphlet, "Missionary Abominations Unmasked, or, A View of Carey Mission, Containing an Unmasking of the Missionary Abominations, Practised Among the Indians of the St. Joseph Country, at the Celebrated Missionary Establishment, Known as Carey Mission, Under the Superintendence of the Rev. Isaac McCoy" written by Timothy S. Smith, reprinted in 1946 by Windle Printing Company in South Bend, Indiana. The original pamphlet was printed at the Beacon Office in South Bend, Indiana in 1833.
Dates
- 1833, 1946
Creator
- Smith, Timothy Seymour, 1784-1859 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Timothy Seymour Smith was born on June 11, 1784, to David Smith and Lydia (Orvis) Smith in Farmington, Connecticut. He married Machtel Mable Gonsalis on February 10, 1804, in West Galway, New York, and the couple had one child, Julia Ann. Smith grew up in New York before moving his family to Ohio in the early 1810s. He was purported to be a major in the War of 1812. After Machtel passed away in 1816, Smith married Susan Caroline Crippen in 1817 in Lower Sandusky, Ohio. The couple had ten children: Napoleon Bonaparte, DeWitt Clinton, Eliza Minerva, Henry Clay, Frances Catherine, Lewis Cass, Lavina Emily, Caroline Elizabeth, Josephine Elizabeth, and Sarah Ann. They moved to South Bend, Indiana in 1826. Smith had frequent interactions with Reverand Isaac McCoy’s missionary establishment and he was involved in trade with Native Americans and later kept a public house at Royalton. The Smiths moved to Berrian Springs, Michigan, and were some of the first settlers in Berrian County. After his wife Susan died in 1843, Smith married Eliza H. in November 1851 in Michigan. In 1853, they moved to California. Timothy S. Smith died on November 27, 1859, in Alvarado, California and is buried in Centerville Pioneer Cemetery in Fremont, California.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. “Timothy Seymour Smith.” U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Timothy P. Smith.” 1830 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Timothy S. Smith.” U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Timothy Smith.” California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LRL6-G7L
FamilySearch. “Timothy S. Smith.” Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LRL6-G7L.
Findagrave.com. “Maj. Timothy Seymour “T.S.” Smith.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15310901/timothy-seymour-smith.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. “Timothy Seymour Smith.” U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Timothy P. Smith.” 1830 United States Federal Census. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Timothy S. Smith.” U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Timothy Smith.” California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LRL6-G7L
FamilySearch. “Timothy S. Smith.” Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LRL6-G7L.
Findagrave.com. “Maj. Timothy Seymour “T.S.” Smith.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed November 8, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15310901/timothy-seymour-smith.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as purchases from Helen H. Windle on 1944/10/19 and 1944/11/13.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2022/10/11 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2022/10/11 by Laura Eliason. Collection addition processing completed 2024/11/08 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid revised 2024/11/08 by A.J. Chrapliwy; 2025/04/01 by Brittany Kropf.
- Baptists
- Carey Indian Mission (Niles, Mich.)
- Christianity
- Essays
- Fraud
- Indian trade
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America -- Missions
- McCoy, Isaac, 1784-1846
- Missionaries
- Missions
- Ottawa Indians
- Pamphlets
- Race discrimination
- Religion
- South Bend (Ind.)
- St. Joseph County (Ind.)
- Transcriptions
Creator
- Smith, Timothy Seymour, 1784-1859 (Person)
- Title
- Timothy S. Smith pamphlet
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
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140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
