Elizabeth Sager letter and clippings, 1913, 1931.

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Elizabeth Sager letter and clippings, 1913, 1931.

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Letter to James Wightman from Elizabeth Sager Helm, the adopted daughter of Marcus Whitman. Also, clippings from the CHRONICLE EXPRESS (Penn Yan, New York) concerning Marcus and Narcissa Prentiss Whitman's journey into the Oregon Territory in the mid-1800s, Whitman's missionary work among the Indians, the Whitman massacre in 1847, D.A.R. plans for a Whitman memorial, and an article about pioneer Mary Jemison from THE ROCHESTER HERALD, n.d. Also included is a pamphlet "The Romance of a College," relating the story of Marcus Whitman and the establishment of Whitman College as a memorial.

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Sager, Elizabeth, 1837-1925

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