MrBoutwellwritesmefromFondduLac,thathehasdeterminedtoleavehisfamilytherewhilehegoeshimselftoLeechLaketoseetheIndiansthere,andtakecareofthepropertyhehasthere,andthenwillreturntoFduLtospendthewinter
Boutwell is going to leave his family at Fond du Lac while he travels to Leech Lake
GodinhieProvidencehasagainbroughtmyoelf'afamilywithinashortdistanceofFeeon1&0!&thereasonofthisMovement,13,inshortth
After war erupted at Pokegoma, the mission families decided to leave, some of whom wanted to go to La Pointe and others to Fond du Lac
TheostensibleobjectofthevisitwastoleaveourtwoSonsinChristianfamiliestobeeducat
Ayer wants to leave his sons with Christian families in the city (ie in "civilization")
WeshouldthereforebeundertheneEcelesityoftravellingattheexpenseoftheBoard,unlessindi—viéueismightbenisposodtogiveussomethingforthispurp
Hall wants to spend the whole winter in the NE states with his family at the expense of the Board
D.GreenetoJosephTow
Mr. Greene seems to suggest that Mr. Town should abandon his post at the mission since he is gone from there so often anyway
MrandMrsAyerMrSeymour&MissStevensstillcomposetheMissionfamil
the mission family at Pokegoma
Oneonwhomandencecuthimselfseverelysomeweekssince—andavebeensicmorethanusual
help at Pokegama for the Ayer's family is low because of injury and sickness
andmustbeforafewweeks—asourgroundforplantingisyetcoveredwithlogs&brush.
the Ayer's family arrived at Pokegama (?) and is unsettled due to house and land setbacks
Ihavebeenobligedtorenderilytotheneglectofimportantmissionarywor
because his wife is often sick, Mr. Hall has to do some housework, which takes away from the importance of missionary work
reinthehabitofkeepingamistres
Missionaries should not live alone because it will be assumed that they have taken a mistress - this is why most missionaries are actually Mission Families
IfaMissionfumiEyr————————______—+consistedofoneman&twofemales,itmightbedifficulttoeradicateff35—555—1537‘fn§“imvro§§1onthathokoayohastooWiveo
a mission family with two women might look like a polygamous relationship to the Natives
Itisdesirablethatthoroshouldbethreegersono.-~atalleventsthoroshoulibotwo.Afamilymightconsistofonemale&twofemales,thernvoroewoulihoweverbeprefrablo;two‘maiéo&onefemale.MuchasIhaveboonwonttodobroontetheideaof‘aMiasionarthothoeeIn;n.beilnawr—ried,Imustfranklyadmititsproprietyifamissionintoboloo—atodhe
Boutwell's suggestions for a mission family at Leech Lake
heexpenseofestablishing&supportingaMissionfamilyhere,lcouldsay,fromtheobservation&estimate'Ihavebeenabletomake,itwouldnotexceed3600,norwould-itprobablybelessthan$500.
Mission Family costs at Leech Lake
erewelefttochooseweshouldpreferhrE.ec‘woarewellacquaintedwithhim,andknowthatourvieweonthesubjectofplinlivingandvarioussubjectsconnect-edwithmissionaryOperationsharmoniz
Ayer expects Ely to close his Mission near Sandy Lake because not many Natives settle there and requests that Ely be sent to Yellow Lake because he has similar views to the Ayer Mission Family
referdenyingour—selveotheuseofthemnodiminishourexpensesandhavemoretobestowupontheneedyIndiana
the Mission Family decides not to spend money on clothing, tea, coffee, pies, cakes, butter, lard, or fancy dishes in order to give more to "the needy Indians"
Thebilloftrans-portation&provisionsaregreatastheynecessarilymuetbeforafamilysofarintheinteri
expensive for a Mission Family to live so deep in the region
heIndiantitletothislandisextinct,havingbeencededtotheCadottefamilybytheIndia
the Natives cede land (surrounding Lake Superior?) to Cadotte Family (Mission Family?) Hall and Boutwell think this means no more land needs to be asked of the Natives
gurfamilya§mgresentconsistsofninepersons,includingourhe
mission family at La Pointe has 9 people, including interpreter and people who work agriculture
“isfiedwith.fewmonthsinthefamily.Lastspring,inordertomakeexperi-mentoftheconfidenceoftheIndiansinus,andtoexhibitmorefullybeforethem,theadvantagesofcivilizedoversavagelife,wetookintoourfamilytwochildr
the Mission Family took two Native children into their care to show the Natives how civilized life is better than their savagery