Dr. Snyder

"The Missionary" News
Letters Written by Dr. DeWitt Clinton Snyder

The Missionaries were responsible for writing letters about the life within the Mission in various places. Some of the letters were then published in the Presbyterian newsletter called "The Missionary". The following information is either written by Dr Snyder, about him, or by his wife(s). They are in somewhat date order. Letters to America from Luebo took 4-6 months.

March 27, 1893 Arab Slave Trade Issues	Letter - June13, 1893 Reaching Luebo	Letter - February 22, 1894 Death of Mrs. Adamson	Letter - June 1894 Language Study of the Congo
Mrs. May H. Snyder's Letter October 1893	Life at Luabo October 17, 1893	2 Letters - June & July 4, 1894 Leaving for Leopoldville & Meeting with Buli Matadi	Diary Written by Dr. Snyder September 3 - 11, 1894
Dr. Snyder's Diary Sept 12 - 28, 1894	Dr. Snyder's Diary October 4 - Nov 5, 1894	Death of Shepard's Daughter March 8, 1895	Snyder on Mr. Sheppard April 20, 1895
Sheppard on Mrs May Snyder April 30, 1895	May Snyder on DW's Diary May 9, 1895	Our Workers at Luabo June 16, 1895	Dr Snyder Diary July, 10 - August 28, 1895
Life on the Congo October 18, 1895	Death of Polly November 18, 1895	Lives Threatened November 20, 1895	Missionary Note February 1896
Various_Letters_Diary May 1 - May 28th	May Died 5/27/1896, an Overview of her Life	Again on the Congo Christmas day 1897	Dr. Snyder Return to Luebo February 24, 1898
Red Letter Day June 1, 1898	War News on the Congo September 24, 1898	An Earnest Appeal From Africa November 17, 1898	Rev and Mrs DW Snyder's wed Pub. Oct 11, 1899; Page 5
Woman's Work for Woman Gertrude Wood Snyder Article Published - November 1899	Dry Season in Luebo June 12, 1900	Dear Mr. Hawkins Gertrude Snyder June 18, 1900	Trial Trip of the Lapsley Announcement: Baby Anna Dies
Vanished African Bugbears March 1, 1901	Needs of our Congo Mission Tea with Mrs G. L. Snyder March 1, 1901	Dr Snyder Returns (Home) Published January 1902	Editorial Notes: Dr Snyder Leave the Congo Mission for good Published June 1902

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