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BUREAU OF CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSION RECORDS: BUREAU OF CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSIONS
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1885-1900, n.d. (ca. 1884-1900)
STEPHAN, BOXES 14-41

1862 | 1885 | 1901 | 1911 | 19211929 | 1935 | 19421951 | 1966

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1885

1-1 14 1 Alaska, General Correspondence, 1885
1-1 - - Arizona Territory,
1-1 14 2

Pima Agency, Papago Reservation, San Xavier del Bac Mission, 1885

1-1 14 3

General Correspondence, 1885

1-1 14 4 Colorado, Denver, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1885
1-1 - - Dakota Territory
1-1 14 5

Crow Creek and Lower Brule Agency, 1885

1-1 - -

Devils Lake Agency

1-1 14 6

Devils Lake Reservation, Fort Totten, Seven Dolar Mission, 1885

1-1 14 7

Turtle Mountain Reservation, St. John’s School and St. Mary’s School, 1885

1-1 14 8

Rosebud Agency, 1885

1-1 14 9

Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yates, 1885

1-1 14 10

Yankton Agency, St. Paul’s School, 1885

1-1 14 11

General Correspondence, 1885

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1-1 - - District of Columbia, 1885
1-1 14 12

1885, January-April

1-1 14 13

1885, May-August

1-1 14 14

1885, September-December

1-1 - - Idaho Territory
1-1 14 15

Colville Agency, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, De Smet Mission, 1885

1-1 14 16

Nez Perce Agency, Lapwai Reservation, St. Joseph’s Mission, 1885

1-1 14 17 Illinois, Feehanville, St. Mary’s Training School, 1885
1-1 14 18 Indian Territory, Sac and Fox Agency, Potawatomi Reservation, Sacred Heart Mission, 1885
1-1 15 1 Kansas, Osage Mission, St. Francis Institution, 1885
1-1 - - Minnesota
1-1 15 2

Avoca, St. Francis Xavier Industrial School, 1885

1-1 15 3

Clontarf, St. Paul’s Industrial School, 1885

1-1 15 4

Collegeville, St. John’s Industrial School; St. Joseph, St. Benedict’s Academy, 1885

1-1 15 5

White Earth Agency, White Earth Reservation, St. Benedict’s School, 1885

1-1 15 6

General Correspondence, 1885

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Montana Territory
1-1 15 7

Flathead Agency, Jocko Reservation, St. Ignatius Mission, 1885

1-1 15 8

Fort Belknap Agency, Blackfeet Reservation, 1885

1-1 15 9

St. Labre’s Mission, 1885

1-1 15 10

St. Peter’s Mission, 1885

1-1 15 11

General Correspondence, 1885

1-1 15 12 Nevada, General Correspondence, 1885
1-1 - - New Mexico Territory
1-1 15 13

Mescalero and Jicarilla Agency, 1885

1-1 15 14

Territory, Pueblo Agency, 1885

1-1 - - Oregon
1-1 15 15

Grand Ronde Agency, 1885

1-1 15 16

Umatilla Agency, 1885

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1-1 - - Washington Territory
1-1 15 17

Colville Agency, 1885

1-1 15 18

Tulalip Agency, 1885

1-1 15 19

General Correspondence, 1885

1-1 - - Wisconsin
1-1 15 20

Green Bay Agency, Menominee Reservation, St. Joseph’s School, 1885

1-1 15 21

La Pointe Agency, 1885

1-1 15 22

Milwaukee, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1885

1-1 16 1 Alaska, General Correspondence, 1886
1-1 16 2 Arizona Territory, Colorado River Agency, Yuma School, 1886
1-1 - - California
1-1 16 3

San Diego School, 1886

1-1 16 4

General Correspondence, 1886

1-1 16 5 Colorado, Denver Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1886

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Dakota Territory
1-1 16 6

Crow Creek and Lower Brule Agency, 1886

1-1 - -

Devils Lake Agency,

1-1 16 7

Devils Lake Reservation, Fort Totten, 1886

1-1 16 8

Turtle Mountain Reservation, St. John’s School and St. Mary’s School, 1886

1-1 16 9

Pine Ridge Agency, 1886

1-1 16 10

Rosebud Agency, St. Francis Mission, 1886

1-1 16 11

Yankton Agency, St. Paul’s School, 1886

1-1 16 12

General Correspondence, 1886

1-1 - - District of Columbia
1-1 16 13

1886, January-March

1-1 16 14

1886, April-July

1-1 16 15

1886, August-December

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1-1 16 16 Florida, St. Augustine, St. Joseph’s Academy, 1886
1-1 16 17 Idaho Territory, Colville Agency, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, De Smet Mission, 1886
1-1 - - Indian Territory
1-1 16 18

Osage Agency, 1886

1-1 16 19

Sac and Fox Agency, Potawatomi Reservation, Sacred Heart Mission, 1886

1-1 - - Kansas
1-1 16 20

Osage Mission, St. Francis Institution and St. Ann’s Academy, 1886

1-1 16 21

St. Mary’s, St. Mary’s College, 1886

1-1 - - Minnesota
1-1 16 22

Avoca, St. Francis Xavier Industrial School, 1886

1-1 16 23

Clontarf, St. Paul’s Industrial School, 1886

1-1 17 1

Collegeville, St. John’s Industrial School; St. Joseph, St. Benedict’s Academy, 1886

1-1 17 2

Graceville, Convent of Our Lady of the Lake School, 1886

1-1 17 3

La Pointe Agency, Grand Portage Reservation, 1886

1-1 17 4

Morris, Sisters of Mercy School, 1886

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Minnesota, continued
1-1 17 5

White Earth Agency, White Earth Reservation, St. Benedict's School, 1886

1-1 17 6

Winona, St. Mary's Acadamy, 1886

1-1 17 7

General Correspondence, 1886

1-1 17 - Montana Territory
1-1 17 8

Crow Agency, 1886

1-1 17 9

Flathead Agency, Jocko Reservation, St. Ignatius Mission, 1886

1-1 17 10

Fort Belknap Agency, Blackfeet Reservation, 1886

1-1 17 11

St. Peter’s Mission, 1886

1-1 17 12

Tongue River Agency, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, St. Labre’s Mission, 1886

1-1 17 13

General Correspondence, 1886

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 17 14 Nevada, Nevada Agency, St. Mary’s Academy, 1886
1-1 17 15 New Mexico Territory, Pueblo Agency, 1886
1-1 17 16 New York, Hogansburgh, Sisters of Mercy Convent, 1886
1-1 - - Oregon
1-1 17 17

Grand Ronde Agency, 1886

1-1 17 18

Oregon, Umatilla Agency, 1886

1-1 - - Washington Territory
1-1 17 19

Colville Agency, 1886

1-1 17 20

Puyallup Reservation, 1886

1-1 17 21

Tulalip Agency, 1886

1-1 17 22

General Correspondence, 1886

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1-1 - - Wisconsin
1-1 17 23

Green Bay Agency, Menominee Reservation, St. Joseph’s Industrial School, 1886

1-1 - -

La Pointe Agency

1-1 17 24

Bad River Reservation, 1886

1-1 17 25

Bayfield School, 1886

1-1 17 26

Lac Court Oreilles Reservation, 1886

1-1 17 27

Milwaukee, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1886

1-1 17 28

General Correspondence, 1886

1-1 17 29 Wyoming Territory, Shoshone Agency, Wind River Reservation, St. Stephen’s Mission, 1886
1-1 18 1 Alaska, General Correspondence, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 18 2 Arizona Territory, General Correspondence, 1887
1-1 - - California
1-1 18 3

St. Turibius Mission, 1887

1-1 18 4

San Diego School, 1887

1-1 18 5

General Correspondence, 1887

1-1 - - Colorado
1-1 18 6

Denver, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1887

1-1 18 7

General Correspondence, 1887

1-1 - - Dakota Territory
1-1 18 8

Cheyenne River Agency, 1887

1-1 18 9

Crow Creek and Lower Brule Agency, Immaculate Conception Mission, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Dakota Territory, continued
1-1 - -

Devils Lake Agency

1-1 18 10

Devils Lake Reservation, Fort Totten, 1887

1-1 18 11

Turtle Mountain Reservation, St. John’s School and St. Mary’s School, 1887

1-1 18 12

Forth Berthold Agency, 1887

1-1 18 13

Pine Ridge Agency, 1887

1-1 18 14

Rosebud Agency, St. Francis Mission, 1887

1-1 18 15

Sisseton Agency, Lake Traverse Reservation, 1887

1-1 18 16

Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yates, 1887

1-1 18 17

Yankton Agency, St. Paul’s School, 1887

1-1 18 18

General Correspondence, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - District of Columbia
1-1 18 19

1887, January-February

1-1 18 20

1887, March-December

1-1 18 21 Florida, St. Augustine, St. Joseph’s Academy, 1887
1-1 - - Idaho Territory
1-1 18 22

Colville Agency, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, De Smet Mission, 1887

1-1 18 23

Fort Hall Agency, 1887

1-1 18 24

Nez Perce Agency, Lapwai Reservation, 1887

1-1 - - Indian Territory
1-1 18 25

Cherokee Reservation, 1887

1-1 18 26

Choctaw Reservation, 1887

1-1 18 27

Creek Reservation, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Indian Territory, continued
1-1 18 28

Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, Anadarko, 1887

1-1 18 29

Osage Agency, 1887

1-1 18 30

Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe Agency, Ponca Reservation, 1887

1-1 18 31

Quapaw Agency, 1887

1-1 19 1

Sac and Fox Agency, Potawatomi Reservation, Sacred Heart Mission, 1887

1-1 19 2

General Correspondence, 1887

1-1 - - Kansas
1-1 19 3

Osage Mission, St. Francis Institution and St. Ann’s Academy, 1887

1-1 19 4

Potawatomi and Great Nemaha Agency, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Michigan
1-1 19 5

Baraga, Chippewa School, 1887

1-1 19 6

General Correspondence, 1887

1-1 - - Minnesota
1-1 19 7

Avoca, St. Francis Xavier Industrial School, 1887

1-1 19 8

Clontarf, St. Paul’s Industrial School, 1887

1-1 19 9

Collegeville, St. John’s Industrial School; St. Joseph, St. Benedict’s Academy, 1887

1-1 19 10

Graceville, Convent of Our Lady of the Lake School, 1887

1-1 19 11

Morris, Sisters of Mercy School, 1887

1-1 - -

White Earth Agency,

1-1 19 12

Leech Lake Reservation, 1887

1-1 19 13

White Earth Reservation, St. Benedict’s School, 1887

1-1 19 14

Winona, St. Mary’s Academy, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Montana Territory
1-1 19 15

Crow Agency, St. Xavier Mission, 1887

1-1 19 16

Flathead Agency, Jocko Reservation, St. Ignatius Mission, 1887

1-1 19 17

Fort Belknap Agency, Blackfeet Reservation, St. Paul’s Mission, 1887

1-1 19 18

Fort Peck Agency, Blackfeet Reservation, 1887

1-1 19 19

St. Peter’s Mission, 1887

1-1 19 20

Tongue River Agency, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, St. Labre’s Mission, 1887

1-1 - - Oregon
1-1 19 24

Grand Ronde Agency, 1887

1-1 19 25

Klamath Agency, 1887

1-1 19 26

Umatilla Agency, 1887

1-1 19 20

Tongue River Agency, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, St. Labre’s Mission, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Washington Territory
1-1 19 27

Colville Agency, 1887

1-1 19 28

Tulalip Agency, 1887

1-1 19 29

General Correspondence, 1887

1-1 - - Wisconsin
1-1 - -

Green Bay Agency

1-1 20 1

Menominee Reservation, St. Joseph’s Industrial School, 1887

1-1 20 2

Oneida Reservation, 1887

1-1 - -

La Pointe Agency

1-1 20 3

Bad River Reservation, St. Mary’s School, 1887

1-1 20 4

Bayfield School, 1887

1-1 20 5

Lac Court Oreille Reservation, 1887

1-1 20 6

Milwaukee, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1887

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 20 7 Wyoming Territory, Shoshone Agency, Wind River Reservation, St. Stephen’s Mission, 1887
1-1 20 8 Alaska, General Correspondence, 1888
1-1 20 9 California, San Diego School, 1888
1-1 - - Colorado
1-1 20 10

Denver, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1888

1-1 20 11

General Correspondence, 1888

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Dakota Territory
1-1 20 12

Crow Creek and Lower Brule Agency, Immaculate Conception Mission, 1888

1-1 - -

Devils Lake Agency

1-1 20 13

Devils Lake Reservation Fort Totten, 1888

1-1 20 14

Turtle Mountain Reservation, St. John’s School and St. Mary’s School, 1888

1-1 20 15

Fort Berthold Agency, 1888

1-1 20 16

Pine Ridge Agency, Holy Rosary Mission, 1888

1-1 20 17

Rosebud Agency, St. Francis Mission, 1888

1-1 20 18

Sisseton Agency, Lake Traverse Reservation, 1888

1-1 20 19

Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yates, 1888

1-1 20 20

General Correspondence, 1888

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - District of Columbia
1-1 20 21

1888, January-June

1-1 20 22

1888. July-December

1-1 20 23 Florida, St. Augustine, St. Joseph’s Academy, 1888
1-1 - - Idaho Territory
1-1 20 24

Colville Agency, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, De Smet Mission, 1888

1-1 20 25

Nez Perce Agency, Lapwai Reservation, 1888

1-1 - - Indian Territory
1-1 20 26

Osage Agency, St. Louis School, 1888

1-1 21 1

Sac and Fox Agency, Potawatomi Reservation, Sacred Heart Mission, 1888

1-1 21 2

General Correspondence, 1888

1-1 21 3 Indiana, Rensselaer, St. Joseph Normal School, 1888

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 21 4 Kansas, Osage Mission, St. Ann’s Academy, 1888
1-1 - - Michigan
1-1 21 5

Baraga, Chippewa School, 1888

1-1 21 6

Cross Village, 1888

1-1 21 7

Grand Traverse, 1888

1-1 21 8

Harbor Springs, Holy Childhood School, 1888

1-1 - - Minnesota
1-1 21 9

Avoca, St. Francis Xavier Industrial School, 1888

1-1 21 10

Clontarf, St. Paul’s Industrial School, 1888

1-1 21 11

Collegeville, St. John’s Industrial School; St. Joseph, St. Benedict’s Academy, 1888

1-1 21 12

Graceville, Convent of Our Lady of the Lake School, 1888

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Minnesota
1-1 21 13

La Pointe Agency, Grand Portage Reservation, 1888

1-1 21 14

Morris, Sisters of Mercy School, 1888

1-1 21 15

White Earth Agency, White Earth Reservation, St. Benedict’s School, 1888

1-1 21 16

Minnesota, General Correspondence, 1888

1-1 21 17 Mississippi, General Correspondence, 1888
1-1 - - Montana
1-1 21 18

Crow Agency, St. Xavier Mission, 1888

1-1 21 19

Flathead Agency, Jocko Reservation, St. Ignatius Mission, 1888

1-1 21 20

Montana, Fort Belknap Agency, St. Paul’s Mission, 1888

1-1 21 21

St. Peter’s Mission, 1888

1-1 21 22

Tongue River Agency, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, St. Labre’s Mission, 1888

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 21 23 Nebraska, Omaha and Winnebago Agency, 1888
1-1 21 24 Nevada, Western Shoshone Agency, Duck Valley Reservation, 1888
1-1 21 25 New Mexico Territory, Pueblo Agency, 1888
1-1 - - Oregon
1-1 21 26

Grand Ronde Agency, 1888

1-1 21 27

Umatilla Agency, 1888

1-1 - - Washington Territory
1-1 21 28

Colville Agency, 1888

1-1 21 29

North Yakima, St. Joseph’s School, 1888

1-1 21 30

Puyallup Agency, St. George’s School, 1888

1-1 21 31

Tulalip Agency, 1888

1-1 21 32

General Correspondence, 1888

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Wisconsin
1-1 21 33

Green Bay Agency, Menominee Reservation, St. Joseph’s Industrial School, 1888

1-1 - -

La Pointe Agency

1-1 21 34

Bad River Reservation, St. Mary’s School, 1888

1-1 21 35

Bayfield School, 1888

1-1 21 36

Lac Court Oreille Reservation, 1888

1-1 21 37

Lac du Flambeau Reservation, 1888

1-1 21 38

Red Cliff Reservation, 1888

1-1 21 39

Milwaukee, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1888

1-1 21 40

General Correspondence, 1888

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 22 1 Alaska, General Correspondence, 1889
1-1 - - Arizona
1-1 22 2

Navajo Agency, Moqui Reservation, 1889

1-1 22 3

Pima Agency, Papago Reservation, San Xavier del Bac Mission, 1889

1-1 - - California
1-1 22 4

Banning, 1889

1-1 22 5

St. Turibius Mission and Sulphur Banks School, 1889

1-1 22 6

San Diego School, 1889

1-1 22 7

Ukiah and Hopland Schools, 1889

1-1 22 8 Colorado, Denver, Good Shepherd Industrial School, 1889

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Dakota, North
1-1 - -

Devils Lake Agency

1-1 22 9

Devils Lake Reservation, Fort Totten, 1889

1-1 22 10

Turtle Mountain Reservation, St. Mary’s and St. John’s Schools, 1889

1-1 22 11

Fort Berthold Agency, 1889

1-1 22 12

Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yates, 1889

1-1 - - Dakota, South
1-1 22 13

Crow Creek and Lower Brule Agency, Immaculate Conception Mission, 1889

1-1 22 14

Pine Ridge Agency, Holy Rosary Mission, 1889

1-1 22 15

Rosebud Agency, St. Francis Mission, 1889

1-1 22 16

Sisseton Agency, Lake Traverse Reservation, 1889

1-1 22 17 Dakotas, General Correspondence, 1889

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - District of Columbia
1-1 22 18

1889, January-June

1-1 22 19

1889, July-December

1-1 - - Idaho Territory
1-1 23 1

Colville Agency, Coeur d’Alene Reservation, De Smet Mission, 1889

1-1 23 2

Nez Perce Agency, Lapwai Reservation, 1889

1-1 23 3

General Correspondence, 1889

1-1 - - Indian Territory
1-1 23 4

Chickasaw Reservation, Purcell, St. Elizabeth’s School, 1889

1-1 23 5

Kiowa and Comanche Reservation, 1889

1-1 - -

Osage Agency, St. Louis and St. John’s School

1-1 23 6

1889, January-June

1-1 23 7

1889, July-December

1-1 23 8

Quapaw Agency, 1889

1-1 23 9

Sac and Fox Agency, Sacred Heart Mission, St. Benedict’s School, 1889

1-1 23 10

General Correspondence, 1889

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 23 11 Indiana, Rensselaer, St. Joseph Normal School, 1889
1-1 23 12 Kansas, Osage Mission, St. Ann’s Academy, 1889
1-1 - - Michigan
1-1 23 13

Baraga, Chippewa School, 1889

1-1 23 14

Cross Village, 1889

1-1 23 15

Harbor Springs, Holy Childhood School, 1889

1-1 - - Minnesota
1-1 23 16

Avoca, St. Francis Xavier Industrial School, 1889

1-1 23 17

Clontarf, St. Paul’s Industrial School, 1889

1-1 23 18

Collegeville, St. John’s Industrial School; St. Joseph, St. Benedict’s Academy, 1889

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Minnesota, continued
1-1 23 19

Graceville, Convent of Our Lady of the Lake School, 1889

1-1 23 20

Morris, Sisters of Mercy School, 1889

1-1 - -

White Earth Agency

1-1 23 21

Red Lake Reservation, 1889

1-1 23 22

White Earth Reservation, St. Benedict’s School, 1889

1-1 24 1

General Correspondence, 1889

1-1 24 2 Mississippi, General Correspondence, 1889

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
1-1 - - Montana
1-1 24 3

Blackfeet Agency, 1889

1-1 24 4

Crow Agency, St. Xavier Mission, 1889

1-1 24 5

Flathead Agency, Jocko Reservation, St. Ignatius Mission, 1889

1-1 24 6

Fort Belknap Agency, St. Paul’s Mission, 1889

1-1 24 7

St. Peter’s Mission, 1889

1-1 24 8

Tongue River Agency, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, St. Labre’s Mission, 1889

1-1 24 9

General Correspondence, 1889