July 10, 1851 Marcia Dawes Ingalls, with her husband Lowell Ingalls, sailed for the mission station in Burma. Even though Lowell died in 1856, Marcia continued her work for 46 years. She endured two fires that destroyed virtually all her personal property and feared for her life when the chief of a hostile tribe and his warriors approached her home. Mrs Ingalls showed courage by confronting them kindly and telling them stories about America. They left without harming anyone. ABHS has 16 folders of correspondence from the Ingallses.
