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: [Letter] 1910 April 24, Columbia

: [Letter] 1910 January 13, Verigin St. [Station]; I invite you, brothers and sisters, to come to Verigin St. [Station] for a meeting: there should be one man and one woman from every village. They should be able to sing and tell about their villages . They also should provide a note with information about the quantity of wheat, oats, barley, fief, and peas in their villages . I wish you all the best from our Lord. Your brother, Peter

: [Letter] 1910 February 17, Village Otradnoe

: [Letter] 1910 February 25, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1910 December 7, Saskatchewan

: The Doukhobors in Canada [In] The Westminster; Pages 219-224,Monthly,Summary: Addresses Canadians' conflicting views of the Doukhobors. Describes the persecution of the Doukhobors by the Russian government and their subsequent emigration to Canada. Describes life in the Doukhobor colonies, including the character and leadership of Peter Verigin, 1859-1924, Doukhobor beliefs and practices, and Doukhobor interaction with English-speaking people.,Includes photographs

: [Letter] 1912 June 8, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1912 June 18, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1912 August 5, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1912 January 22, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1912 February 8, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1910 October 6, Village Vernoe

: [Letter] 1910 October 20, Columbia; Let me inform you, brothers and sisters, that everything is good in Columbia: thanks God. The summer was dry so there was not quite enough vegetables yielded . And so, in every village it is necessary to collect some potatoes and we will send them to Columbia in spring . I also knew that brothers and sisters in Columbia have sent a gift of two trucks with apples. If you receive them, enjoy . I wish you all the best from God. Love, your brother in Christ, Peter.

: [Letter] 1912 February 25, Village Otradnoe

: [Report of congress]

: [Letter] 1910 December 6

: [Letter] 1910 September 13, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1912 January 10, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1910 November 15

: [Letter] 1912 October 15, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1914 November 10, Verigin St. [Station]

: [Letter] 1909 July 1, Otradnoe; Typescript,In Russian,Summary: Gives detailed instructions about the tillage of the land for the next 6-8 months. Informs where the cows designated for British Columbia should be brought.,Signed Petr [Verigin]

: [Letter]; Typescript,In Russian,Summary: Report on the meeting of the Doukhobor Community of Universal Brotherhood held in the village of Smirenie on November 25, 1910. Discusses among others issues of harvest, payments for the land in British Columbia, death of Leo Tolstoy.

: Selections from the diary and correspondence of Joseph S. Elkinton, 1830-1905 [Chapter XIV: Service among the Doukhobors, continued]; Pages 421-445 of Selections from the diary and correspondence of Joseph S. Elkinton, 1830-1905,Summary: At the age of 72, Elkinton visited and worked with the Doukhobors as a member of the Friends (Quakers), and encouraged the Doukhobors to comply with the laws of the Canadian government in regard to homestead legislation and registration of births, deaths, and marriages. According to Elkinton, the Doukhobors were very grateful for his and other Quakers' help, and the Doukhobor children were especially fond of Elkinton.

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