Rev. Fred. Baraga, La Pointe, to Mrs. Amalia Gressel, Ljubljana., 1835 September 22

Item — Box: CBAR 1

Identifier: CBAR 1/05 : 1054

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1835 September 22

Language of Materials

In English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Slovenian, and Ojibwa.

Additional Description

General

Letter. Describes his labors at La Pointe. Has already baptized 146 Indians. Visits Fond du Lac where he found Indians ready to accept the faith. They were encourged and instructed by a fur trader. Peter Cotte, to whom the missionary gives much praise. The latter then tells about preaching 3 sermons in different languages in Detroit on Pentecost Sunday. Sends map of missions. GXE. DALY.