Glimpses of Old Oregon /by Cyrus H. Walker, 1909 Oct 26.

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Glimpses of Old Oregon /by Cyrus H. Walker, 1909 Oct 26.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702128474

The manuscript describes the journey of Elkanah Walker and Cushing Eells, with their families, from Fort Colville, where they had taken refuge after the Whitman Massacre, to the Willamette Valley in the summer of 1848. It describes Oregon City and records the families' resettlement at Forest Grove in 1849.

7 p.; 25 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8012706

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Eells, Cushing, 1810-1893

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Reverend Cushing Eells, pioneer missionary and teacher, came west in 1838 with the American Fur Company and served in Spokane. After the Whitman Massacre (1847), he moved to Salem, Oregon where he taught in Oregon until 1860. He eventually returned to Walla Walla to promote the Whitman Seminary. From the description of Letters, 1843-1859. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31370814 Reverend Cushing Eells (1810-1893), crossed the Plains in 1838 ...

Walker, Elkanah, 1805-1877

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Missionaries to the Spokane Indians for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Papers of Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker, 1821-1938. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852997 Reverend Elkanah Walker, pioneer Congregational missionary, was born on August 7, 1805 in North Yarmouth, Maine. Following his ordination in 1838, Walker and his new bride, Mary Richardson, journeyed overland to the Oregon Country in order ...

Walker, Cyrus Hamlin, 1838-1921.

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Cyrus Hamlin Walker was the son of missionaries, Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. He served as clerk, teacher, and superintendent at Warm Springs Indian Reservation, 1877-1892. From the description of Papers, 1857-1917. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 32407476 ...