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title: 'January 16, 1878 Letter to Sheldon Jackson'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Amanda Reed McFarland'
date: 1880-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Education'
- 'Death and Dying'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Psalms 23'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcfarland-1880-january-16-1878-letter-to-sheldon-jackson
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# January 16, 1878 Letter to Sheldon Jackson

Missionary letters from Alaska recount native conversions, school life, Philip McKay's death, Christmas observances, rising whiskey trouble, and pleas for prayer and support.

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