Letters, 1839-1847.

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Letters, 1839-1847.

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Letters (1839-1847) of Henry B. Brewer and Laura L. Brewer concerning family matters, their sea voyage (1839-1840) from New York to Oregon, national elections, and the rewards of missionary work; includes letter from Narcissa Whitman to Laura L. Brewer inviting her to visit the mission at Waiilatpu. Correspondents include William Brewer, Eliza Brewer, Narcissa Whitman, and Francis Griswold.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Brewer, Laura Lucretia, d. 1853

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Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847

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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, 1835-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911964 On title page: "(The copy from which this was made is in Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.)" On l...

Griswold, Francis, 1902-

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Author of Sea Island Lady and The Tides of Malvern, works of historical fiction set in the South Carolina low country; resident of Santa Barbara, Ca., ca. 1970 when he penned later letters in the collection. Francis H. Griswold (1902-2001) was born in Albany, N.Y., and reared in Slingerlands (Albany County, N.Y.). He graduated from Albany Academy and attended Union College for one year. Tutoring jobs afforded him the opportunity to spend time in the South and at the end ...

Brewer, Eliza

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

Brewer, Henry Bridgman, 1813-1886

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The Oregon Mission (1834-1846) began as an effort by the Methodist Episcopal Church to convert the native Indians of the far west to Christianity. From the description of Henry Bridgman Brewer letter : Oregon, to Mrs. H.B. Brewer, Springfield, Mass., circa 1845 Sept. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 773117690 Henry Bridgman Brewer was born July 7, 1813 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. In response to Rev. Jason Lee's appeal for missionaries to Oregon, Bre...

Brewer, William J.

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No information was located concerning William Brewer. From the description of A treatise of the observation of days and of the true Christian Sabbath, [17--]-[18--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570802 Captain, Crawford County Dragoons, Crawford County, Illinois. From the description of Letter : to Reuben Leach, 1838 Apr. 21. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34798860 ...