Records, 1842-1852.

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Records, 1842-1852.

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Correspondence from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and various Indian agents to officials in Washington, D.C. reporting on conduct of numerous Indian tribes, Indian-white relations, conditions at Indian missions, and administrative matters; letters include those written by Elijah White while serving as sub-Indian Agent of Oregon.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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White, Elijah, 1806-1879

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Dr. Elijah White, pioneer physician and sub-Indian agent, was born in 1806 in New York state. In 1836, White was appointed by the Methodist Church to serve as a doctor at Jason Lee's Willamette Mission. He served at the mission until 1841, when he disagreed with Lee regarding mission policy and resigned, returning east by ship. In 1842, he was commissioned sub-Indian agent of Oregon by the federal government. His responsibilities as Indian agent concerned primarily the Nez PerceĢ and Cayuse trib...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Oregon Superintendency

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