1873 Robert McGill Loughridge PRESBYTARIAN MISSIONARY Port Lavaca Texas LETTER

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This sale is for ONE
HAND WRi
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from
R. M. L
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( Robert   McGill Loughridge )
during the year
1873
whilst he was in
P
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$
.
The content of this letter mentions his efforts to collect some money that is owed to him so he can send some money to his daughters who are at the
FEMALE C
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LLEGE
in
La Grange , TENNESSEE .
CONDITION: It has normal letter folds and is in very good condition.
This item is approximately 8" X 5" in size.  The "EBAY ITEM" thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to this letter.
A SMALL PIECE of HIS HISTORY:
Robert McGill Loughridge
(December 24, 1809 – July 8, 1900) was an American Presbyterian missionary who served among the Creek Indians in Indian Territory. He attended Miami University, Ohio, and graduated in 1837; Loughridge was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in October 1842. In 1843 Loughridge entered Indian Territory and established the Koweta Mission. Seven years later, in 1850, he also established the Tullahassee Mission. During his ministry to the Creek Indians he became skilled in their language, and with help from Legus Perryman translated and transcribed portions of the Bible, along with hymns and catechisms, assisted by Ann Eliza Robertson. In 1890, Loughridge published an English and Muskogee Dictionary, the first dictionary of the Creek language, with David M. Hodge.
His later ministry:
During the time the
Tullahassee Mission
was broken up, in 1861 Loughridge moved his family East into the
Cherokee Nation
, and preached to the churches there for one year, which had been left by other missionaries, who returned to their homes in the North because of the dangers during the Civil War. The Indians themselves, both Creek and Cherokee, were divided on the war question; some joined the South and others the North.
It also became useless and very dangerous for Loughridge and his family to remain in the territory any longer. So, on July 17, 1862, Loughridge packed up his belongings, along with his family, in two small wagons, and went south to Texas, where most of his relatives were living.
In Texas during the war, and afterwards for eighteen years, Loughridge was regularly employed in preaching to churches in different parts of the state. His wife was also employed as a teacher and taught in several different schools. During this time while Loughridge accomplished a lot of good for others, and also was able to provide his children with an education.
On July 8, 1900, Mr. Loughridge died in Waco, Texas at the age of 91.  Much, much more detail can be found if you look him up on Wikipedia.
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