Henry Harmon Spalding papers, 1835-1874.

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Henry Harmon Spalding papers, 1835-1874.

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Papers include: Correspondence of Henry H. Spalding (1835-1874), Eliza Spalding (1846-1849), and Rachel Spalding (1870-1874) related to missionary activities, Indian hostilities, conditions in the Oregon Country and Walla Walla area, Catholic missionaries, and the Whitman Massacre; report on number and condition of Indian tribes west of Cascade Mountains (n.d.); lectures and essays (1865-1866) concerning history of relations with the Nez Percé Indians, missionary labors, and the importance of early missions in securing the Pacific Northwest for United States; diaries of Henry H. Spalding (1838-1843) and Eliza Hart Spalding (1836-1840) describing overland journey and operation of mission. Correspondents include Dudley Allen, David Greene, and members of the Prentiss family.

.8 cubic feet (1 document case, 1oversize item)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Spalding, Rachel

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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 ...

Greene, David, active 1838-1847

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Allen, Dudley Peter, 1852-1915

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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 Percé Indian mission at Lapwai, where he remained until the Whitman Massacre in 1847...

Prentice family

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