Oregon Methodist Missions Papers 1835-1858

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Oregon Methodist Missions Papers 1835-1858

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv42352

This collection contains correspondence (bulk), minutes, reports and journals by Henry K. W. Perkins, C. Pitman, George Gary, Jason Lee, William Roberts, and others.

1.25 linear feet; 3 boxes

eng,

University of Puget Sound Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371609

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Gary, George, 1793-1855

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Roberts, William, Reverend

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Perkins, H. K. W. (Henry Kirk White), 1812-1884

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Lee, Jason, 1803-1845

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Reverend Jason Lee, pioneer Methodist missionary, was born on June 28, 1803 in Stanstead, Quebec. After his ordination in 1834, Jason Lee and his nephew, Daniel Lee, journeyed overland to Oregon to serve the Flathead Indians. It was soon decided to abandon the Flathead mission and establish a new mission in the Willamette Valley. Jason returned east in 1838 to justify his decision and recruit reinforcements for the Willamette mission, as well as missions at The Dalles and Clatsop plains. In 1843...

Pitman, C.

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