Papers, [ca. 1893].

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Papers, [ca. 1893].

Manuscripts and typescript transcripts of articles written by Wakeman on the Whitmans and the Spaldings, and early missions in Washington and Idaho.

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Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847

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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman served as missionaries to the Cayuse Indians at Waiilatpu (near Walla Walla, Washington) from 1836 until they were murdered in 1847. They operated under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Letters, 1834-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911271 Marcus Whitman was born on September 4, 1802 in Rushville, New York. His father's early death necessitate...

Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874

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Reverend Henry Harmon Spalding, pioneer Presbyterian missionary in the Oregon Territory, was born on November 26, 1803 in New York. In 1836, after successfully applying for an appointment under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Spalding traveled overland to Oregon with his first wife, Eliza Hart Spalding, and Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Later that year he founded the Nez PerceĢ Indian mission at Lapwai, where he remained until the Whitman Massacre in 1847...

Wakeman, Joel, 1809-1898

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Joel Wakeman, minister, was born in Rhinebeck, New York and moved to Prattsburgh where he apprenticed to a wheelwright. In 1832, he converted to the Presbyterian church and entered the Franklin Academy where he became a strong temperance advocate and abolitionist. He was ordained in 1846 and preached in a number of churches in New York state. From the description of Wakeman articles, 1898. (Spokane Public Library). WorldCat record id: 747251466 ...