---
title: 'March 16, 1878 Letter to Sheldon Jackson'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Amanda Reed McFarland'
date: 1880-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'Missions (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Romans 10'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcfarland-1880-march-16-1878-letter-to-sheldon-jackson
---

# March 16, 1878 Letter to Sheldon Jackson

Missionary report from Alaska recounting native ceremonies and Rev. John G. Brady’s arrival. Urgent plea for a girls' home and funds to relieve sick Indigenous people.

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