IlegitL8Points»13ml“ofAug.&arrivedhereonthe11th¢~£oundnheEndsinaSkate6?unusualexcitemenn,&exasperationagainns[£333thewhiteswhphadcomeintonhecounnryfarthepurpase0fcuttingluMBer
Boutwell came to Pokegoma from La Pointe and encountered the same mindsets from the Ojibwe
obligedtobeabsentfromPokegom
lack of resources caused most of the Ojibwe around Pokegoma to relocate for winter
heWantoffundshasbeenanothersourceofseveretrial,espec—iallyatPokegomaduringthepastyear
money is an issue, especially at Pokegoma
tPokegumathingshavewornaverydiscouragingaSpectduringthepastsummer.TheIndianshavekilledseveralofthecattlebe-longingtothemissionandhavecommittedotherdepredati
rough relations at Pokegoma
eshallleaveitforhim&hisbrethrentodecid
Greene tells Ely that Boutwell will decide where to stay for the next year
Wefeelmorethaneverthewantofanordainedmini
Ayer wants Pokegoma to have an ordained minister
ncreoeverhereare5familiessettledbyuschemwe5333helpinagricultur
Ayer argues that Pokegoma deserves a higher ration of money because they have more missionaries and more natives that need help with agriculture
ButGodhasseenfittoblesstheworkofour,handaherefromthebeginnin
Ayer suggests that Pokegoma is the most comfortable and successful of all the Missions
tin"nowornever“asitregardstheprosperityofthishis?eio
Ayer says it is "now or never" in regards to the success of Pokegoma
3darenotcommitourselves,inmakingSpecialpremisestoassistthem.Todarenotturnthemawa
Ayer is conflicted because he doesn't want to turn any natives away, but he hasn't the resources to help them
ThenumberofIndiansdenominatedbythehogan_“PrayingIndian?is17adultsandaboutasmanychildren.Thereare8meu.and9women.Threeofthemenareunitedwiththechurchoa~wethinkthatanotherisachristian.Also3womenTwootheryoungwomenentertainhopesbutwehavenotsufficientevidenceoftheinternalteachingoftheSpirittoencouragethemtoh
numbers for the church at Pokegoma
versincethelittlerevivalweenjoyedlastwintertherehasbeenmarkedatientiontoinstructionandtheseriousimpressionsthanmadeonsomeminds.hsvsneveraltogethersubsided—«butwehopein2or3oaseshaveresultedinconversio
Ayer says Pokegoma is enjoying some conversion "success"
Weverymeshneedheiean-erdainedministertobreakthebreadoflife,andadministertne.ozdinanoeetothispeople
while things are going very well at Pokegoma, Ayer still desires a preacher
Hehasabandonedeveryheathenishpracticeisbecomingmoreandmoreassimilatedin_custometousisindustriousandthriveing.ThegradeofGodhasmadehimaltogetheraneg
the new chief of the Natives surrounding Pokegoma has converted to Christianity
heChangeintheChiefistrulywonderfu
Change in the Chief was big for the mission
FromthismomenttheworkofGodgrahnally‘deolined—
Ayer feels as though God's presence surrounding Pokegoma has declined the new year
tomothatyouhadbetterremovetooneofthosestationsandtakeupyourabo
Greene lists reasons why Boutwell should relocate
greateratPokegummathanatFonduLac
Greene suggests that Boutwell relocate to Pokegoma or Fond du Lac
heythereforelookedtotheirfarmertoplowforthem&nngnishseedatotheheaohertheylookedtoinstructtheirohildxen;ThisisthepresentpositionofthingsatPokegana—-peacezgragrtheyassuxedustheywoulddome,fortifythamselvea&plantm
promise of 30-40 Native families at Pokegoma in the Spring
sMrAgm&~E§.amebénhgoneitismyautyfornhe.presenttoabidebytheatuiifEufhowlongyourcommitteewillhhink1tem-pediennformene:emalniftheSiouxtreatyisnon’ranifleé&theprospectsofwar‘contlnuo,fsubmittoyourself&the
Boutwell also leaves it up to Greene and the Board to decide if he should stay
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
hereisnotasingleIndianresidingatPthiswint
None of the Ojibwe are staying at Pokegoma during the winter of 41-42
2nextSpringtoreturnornoasGodinhisprovidencesshalldictat
Ayer formally asks to leave the mission
willnowgiveyouafewitemsofourdomestichistoryforafewmonthspast
Boutwell's account of encountering the Ojibwe as they fled the Sioux
ncasetheIndiansdonotreturnandcultivatetheirfieldsnextseason.Weoughtcertainlytoexpendlessthanusual,ifweallcontinueinourpresentcircumstance
This years annual report for Pokegoma will be reduced because of the lack of people at the mission
MrBwasabsent3weeks.HefoundmostofourpeopleatLePcint,undertheearsofBrHall,whofurnishedthemworksufficienttohelpthemtotheirdailyfoo
The majority of Pokegoma Natives went to La Pointe
arhasdeoolatedPokegoma0nthemognmhgofthe24thofMaymorethan100SiouxfelluponourquietgottlamentandintwoohorthoursmadeitasceneofWe.andd
Sioux attack Pokegoma and level it - not many die, but everyone leaves North after the attack
Wethinkitexpedientonthewholethatthe"praying‘lndiansushoulddependonusasformerlyforaid,asthePaganpartyseekeverypossibleoccasiontoSpeakevilofthemandaccusethefarnerandBlacksmithofpartialitytowardthem[1j
There is a pagan person at Pokegoma who is helping with agriculture. This makes Ayer uncomfortable because he believes the pagans will use any opportunity to "un-christianize" the Natives
heevidencesthatthispeopleareadvancingtowardacivilizedstatebothintheoryandfactarebecomingmoreand[more]numerous,andtheidea—soprevalentamongIndiansthatmanuallabordegradestoalmostalevelwiththeSlaveorbruteislooseningitsstrongholdonthemindsofm
The Natives at Pokegoma are becoming more civilized, according to Ayer
wecannotreportasinglecaseofwhatwesupposetobegenuineconvers
Now Ayer is saying that Pokegoma is not doing well as far as the actual mission of conversion goes
tonetimealmostalloftheadult.partoftheCongregationwereawakendtoaseriousattentiontoeter—nalthings.T
Ayer is describing a huge religious awakening for the congregation at Pokegoma
Wehavereducedthenumberofourstockaboutonethirdhavingkilledsomeandsoldothers,purposingtokeepmerelyenoughtomeetthewantsoftheMissionwithoutregardtoraisingcalvesorkeepingateamfortheIndiansasheretofore..Itiswethinkbettertokeepayokeofoxenand4or5cowsbothasahatterofcomfortandec—Ionomy
Ayer is reducing the stock at Pokegoma, possibly because he senses the end coming?
MrEly8timewillbewhollyoc-cupiedinschool,thereforeallthesecularbusinessdevolvesonmeandwouldrequiremyWholetim
Ayer doesn't want to the "regular work" at Pokegama
ThereligiouswantsofthispeopledemandallthetimeandstrengthofonedevotedMissiona
the Natives at Pokegoma want enough religious instruction to require a missionary whose full time job would be preaching
MrElyarrivedfromLePoin1months.HeisnowinSCllOOwinter.Itisina
at Pokegoma, Ely is making the school thrive
havedevotednotimeexcetontheSabbath,toimpartingreligiousinstruction&nonetoschoolteaching0thestudyofthelanguage,exceptthreemonthsofmynrstyearatMackina
Seymour has been so busy doing manual labor at Pokegoma that he hasn't taught any religious instruction or school
FredericAyertoDavidGreene,PokegomaDec.28,18
This whole letter is Ayer explaining to Greene how productive the Pokegoma mission has been in the past year
MrandMrsAyerMrSeymour&MissStevensstillcomposetheMissionfamil
the mission family at Pokegoma
OneweaidedinputtingupaloghousethisFall.Anotheriscommenced,andtwoorthreeotherswishtobuildassoonaswecanaidthe
Natives are beginning to move into and around Pokegoma and build houses and farms
ormerlyknownasYellowLakeMissio
Yellow Lake Mission turned into Pokegoma -> moved to be closer to the impressionable Natives
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