Letter from the Mohonk Lodge to Harry George

Letter

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a letter from The Mohonk Lodge, dated April 22, 1909, addressed to Mr. Harry L. George in St. Joseph, Missouri. In the letter, the manager, Reese Kincaid, responds to previous correspondence and explains his delay. He details that the parfleche and clothes bags are sold in pairs, as they are traditionally made and handled this way, and mentions their sale to Native Americans. The letter also addresses an issue regarding small Chitimacha items, with an invoice for seven items being sent. The letter discusses difficulties in acquiring Attakapa and Choctaw baskets, noting failures in securing them. Additionally, it provides information on the geographical distribution of the Choctaw and Chitimacha tribes in Oklahoma and Louisiana, but uncertainty about the location of the Attakapa tribe. The letterhead features the lodge’s offerings, such as moccasins, belts, and war bonnets, indicating its specialization in Indian beadwork and curios.

The image depicts a letter from The Mohonk Lodge, dated April 22, 1909, addressed to Mr. Harry L. George in St. Joseph, Missouri. In the letter, the manager, Reese Kincaid, responds to previous correspondence and explains his delay. He details that the parfleche and clothes bags are sold in pairs, as they are traditionally made and handled this way, and mentions their sale to Native Americans. The letter also addresses an issue regarding small Chitimacha items, with an invoice for seven items being sent. The letter discusses difficulties in acquiring Attakapa and Choctaw baskets, noting failures in securing them. Additionally, it provides information on the geographical distribution of the Choctaw and Chitimacha tribes in Oklahoma and Louisiana, but uncertainty about the location of the Attakapa tribe. The letterhead features the lodge’s offerings, such as moccasins, belts, and war bonnets, indicating its specialization in Indian beadwork and curios.

Name/Title

Letter from the Mohonk Lodge to Harry George

Entry/Object ID

Q1430.635.106W

Description

Vol II pg. 106W Letter from the Mohonk Lodge to Harry George with information on the parfleche and clothes bags and other items he has asked for. April 22, 1909. Mr/ Harry L. George, St. Joseph, Missouri. Dear Sir; - Replying to your two letters of the 15th and 16th inst will say that I have been absent for several days which explains the delay in answering. As to the Parflesche and Clothes Bags, we have always sold them in pairs as that is the way they are made and handled. Generally when they are purchased, it is by the pair, and they are never offered by the single piece. We sell quite a few of these to the Indians themselves and they are always by the pair. We note what you say about the small Chetimaches, and so enclose invoice of seven which go forward by this mail, registered. We think the largest one very uniqie in the colorings as it has no red whatever, a thing which is rather rare in these goods. We have no means of securing the Attakapa and Choctaw baskets for you. We have tried for the latter but have failed. As to the location of these tribes, the Choctaws are allotted in the south-eastern part of Oklahoma, and the Chetimaches are in the southern part of Louisiana, but we do not recall where the Attakapas are located. Sincerely yours, The Mohonk Lodge, Reese Kincaide

Subject

Mohonk Lodge Colony, Oklahoma Bag -- Parfleche Chetimache -- Chetimacha Baskets Choctaw Attakapa -- Atakapa

Subject Person/Organization

Harry L. George Collection