Article written by Samuel J. Parker, M.D. , son of Rev. Samuel Parker, the original projector of the missions of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Oregon /by Samuel J. Parker, 1878-1879.

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Article written by Samuel J. Parker, M.D. , son of Rev. Samuel Parker, the original projector of the missions of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Oregon /by Samuel J. Parker, 1878-1879.

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The article was a reply to J. Ross Browne's congressional report "Indian Wars in Oregon and Washington Territories" and gives a sketch of Rev. Parker's life and his part in establishing the mission in Oregon. There are extracts of records of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

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Parker, Samuel J.

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Physician. From the description of Samuel J. Parker papers, [ca. 1892]-1895. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63934796 From the guide to the Samuel J. Parker papers, [ca. 1892]-1895., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) Parker wrote from Ithaca, New York. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1897. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226237646 ...

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to Oregon.

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Parker, Samuel, 1779-1866

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Reverend Samuel Parker was born on April 23, 1779 in Ashfield, Massachusetts. After his ordination in 1812, Parker preached and taught for over twenty years in New York. In 1833, he volunteered for service under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Two years later, he and Dr. Marcus Whitman traveled to the Green River to determine the feasibility of an Indian mission for the Flathead and Nez PerceĢ tribes. Whitman returned east, while Parker continued west and spent the wint...