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Pierre-Jean de Smet

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Born January 1, 1801
Died January 1, 1873 (72 years old)
Dendermonde, Belgium
Also known as: Pierre Jean de Smet, Pierre-Jean De Smet
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Western missions and missionaries

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Among other relevant materials includes Father Hoecken's letters about the Salish and Kootenai missions in the 1850's.

New Indian sketches

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The famed missionary's account of his travels as U.S. army chaplain during the Mormon hostilities of 1858-59, traversing the region from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Kearny and back, to the Pacific via Panama, Fort Vancouver and the northern Rockies, then east to St. Louis. Includes a partial vocabulary of the Skalzi tribe and a catechism as used by the Flathead, Kalispels, and Pend d'Oreilles with the English equivalent.