Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886
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The Oregon Mission (1834-1846) began as an effort by the Methodist Episcopal Church to convert the native Indians of the far west to Christianity.
From the description of Henry Bridgman Brewer letter : Oregon, to Mrs. H.B. Brewer, Springfield, Mass., circa 1845 Sept. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 773117690
Henry Bridgman Brewer was born July 7, 1813 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. In response to Rev. Jason Lee's appeal for missionaries to Oregon, Brewer and his recent bride, Laura Lucretia (Giddings) Brewer, sailed to the Pacific coast on board the Lausanne in 1839-1840. The Brewers served as lay missionaries at The Dalles Mission on the Columbia River from 1840 to 1848, when they returned to Massachusetts. Henry B. Brewer died January 24, 1886 at Pelham, Massachusetts.
From the description of Letters, 1839-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 32811727
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Alvan F. Waller Papers, 1838-1908, 1839-1870 | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886,. Henry Bridgman Brewer letter : Oregon, to Mrs. H.B. Brewer, Springfield, Mass., circa 1845 Sept. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886. Letter: to I. M. Merrick /by Henry Bridgeman Brewer, 1847 Mar 11. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886. Letters, 1839-1847. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886. The day-book of Henry Bridgman Brewer, from September 3, 1839 to Feb. 13, 1843, with inventory of books & letter to relatives. | Oregon State Library | |
| referencedIn | Lee, Daniel, 1806-1895. Papers, 1833-1895. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Waller, Alvan F., b. 1808. Alvan F. Waller papers, 1839-1873. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library |
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| Relation | Name |
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| correspondedWith | Brewer, Eliza |
| correspondedWith | Brewer, Laura Lucretia, d. 1853 |
| correspondedWith | Brewer, William |
| associatedWith | Eells, Cushing, 1810-1893. |
| correspondedWith | Griswold, Francis A. |
| correspondedWith | Lee, Daniel, 1806-1895. |
| associatedWith | Merrick, I. M. |
| associatedWith | Methodist Episcopal Church |
| associatedWith | Methodist Episcopal Church. Missionary Society. Oregon Mission. |
| associatedWith | Schenck, Woodhull S., d. 1849. |
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