Editor of the religious journal The Panoplist from 1810 to 1820 and a foundational leader of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He is best remembered as a prominent activist for Native American rights who vigorously campaigned against the Indian Removal Act of 1830
| When Burke met | 1822 |
| Where Burke met | Boston |
| Occupation | Unknown |
| Interaction with Burke | Gave Burke books to distribute |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 116 |
Notes
Jeremiah F. Evarts (February 3, 1781 – May 10, 1831) was an American lawyer, editor, and missionary executive. Born in Sunderland, Vermont, to James Evarts, he graduated from Yale College in 1802 and was admitted to the bar in 1806. In 1804, he married Mehitabel Sherman Barnes, daughter of Declaration of Independence signer Roger Sherman; their children included future U.S. Secretary of State William M. Evarts. Evarts edited the religious journal The Panoplist from 1810 to 1820 and was a foundational leader of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, acting as its treasurer (1811–1820) and corresponding secretary (1821–1831). He is best remembered as a prominent activist for Native American rights who vigorously campaigned against the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and published twenty-four essays defending the Cherokee under the pseudonym “William Penn.” He died of tuberculosis in Charleston, South Carolina.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.