{"product_id":"1845-peter-jones-kahkewaquonaby","title":"1845 PETER JONES - KAHKEWAQUONABY. Rare Ojibwe Missionary Meeting with Thomas Chalmers for Support","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Jones, also known by his Ojibwe name Kahkewaquonaby (\"Sacred Feathers,\" 1802–1856), was an Ojibwe (Mississauga) chief, Methodist minister, author, translator, and Indigenous rights advocate. Born to a Welsh-Canadian surveyor and an Ojibwe mother, Jones served as a bridge between Indigenous communities and British-Canadian society during a period of intense pressure on Indigenous lands. He translated religious texts into the Ojibwe language, traveled extensively across Britain and North America on fundraising and lecturing tours, and consistently petitioned the British Crown and colonial government for Indigenous land titles and educational opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten during Jones' critical period of Indigenous political advocacy in Upper Canada, around the time of the landmark Bagot Commission report on Indian Affairs. During the mid-1840s, Jones was actively campaigning for secure legal land deeds for his people to prevent forced displacement, fundraising for manual labor schools, and navigating the complex intersection of evangelical Christian missionary work and Indigenous sovereignty. Thomas Chalmers, the recipient, would have been especially open to support educational efforts; long a priority for him as a pastor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e73 George Street\u003cbr\u003eEdinburgh Augt 2nd\u003cbr\u003e1845\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRev. and dear Sir,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn compliance with your kind invitation, I beg to inform you that it will afford Mrs. Jones and myself great pleasure in breakfasting with you on Tuesday morning next.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am,\u003cbr\u003eRev \u0026amp; dear Sir,\u003cbr\u003eyours very respectfully\u003cbr\u003ePeter Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKahkewaquonaby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo the \u003cbr\u003eRev. Dr. Chalmers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51410332778532,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/09-08-2026SpecsFineBooks.jpg?v=1789340838","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1845-peter-jones-kahkewaquonaby","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}