Letter: to the Honorable E. Evans /by Asa Lawrence Lovejoy, 1867 Nov 10.

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Letter: to the Honorable E. Evans /by Asa Lawrence Lovejoy, 1867 Nov 10.

The letter gives an account of the emigration of 1842 with Dr. Elijah White, the stay at Fort Laramie, the departure of Dr. White at Green River, and the arrival at Fort Hall and Waiilatpu.

8 p.; 20 cm.

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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...

Evans, Elwood, 1828-1898

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Elwood Evans was born about 1828. By the early 1850's he was living in Olympia, WA. He was one of the first attorneys to practice in Olympia. As one of the early pioneers of Thurston County, WA, he was very active in political life holding many local offices. He was elected to the first Legislative Assembly in Washington Territory. In December 1862, he was appointed Secretary of Washington Territory and served William T. Pickering, Governor. Because his appointment wasn't accompanied by a bond, ...

Lovejoy, A. Lawrence (Asa Lawrence), 1808-1882.

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Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (1808-1882), traveled to Oregon in 1842, journeyed to Bent's Fort with Dr. Whitman in 1843, and returned the same year to Oregon. He held many public offices in Oregon and died in Portland. From the description of Letter: to the Honorable E. Evans /by Asa Lawrence Lovejoy, 1867 Nov 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127742 ...