Diary, 1836-1840.

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Diary, 1836-1840.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31760037

Photocopy of Eliza Hart Spalding's diary (1836-1840) describing the Spalding party's overland journey from Plattsburg, New York (February 1, 1836) to Fort Walla Walla (September 3, 1836) and the formation of the Whitman mission; traveled from Cincinnati to Walla Walla with Marcus and Narcissa Whitman; also provides a daily listing of Bible passages selected for meditation.

Photocopy of original: 123 pages.Typescript: 1 volume (126 pages).

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851

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Eliza Spalding and Narcissa Whitman were the first white women to cross the continent overland. From the description of Diary, 1836-1840. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31760037 ...

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...