Letter : to the Reverend H. H. Spalding / by John Zachary, 1868.

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Letter : to the Reverend H. H. Spalding / by John Zachary, 1868.

The letter is about Marcus Whitman's aid to the emigrants of 1843, and the influence his reports had in inducing John Zachary's father to join the emigration with his family.

3 p. ; 25 cm.

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Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874

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Reverend Henry Harmon Spalding, pioneer Presbyterian missionary in the Oregon Territory, was born on November 26, 1803 in New York. In 1836, after successfully applying for an appointment under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Spalding traveled overland to Oregon with his first wife, Eliza Hart Spalding, and Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Later that year he founded the Nez PerceĢ Indian mission at Lapwai, where he remained until the Whitman Massacre in 1847...

Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847

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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, 1834-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911271 Marcus Whitman was born on September 4, 1802 in Rushville, New York. His father's early death necessitate...

Zachary, John

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John Zachary was in the 1843 emigration led by Elijah White and accompanied by Whitman on his return journey from the East. From the description of Letter : to the Reverend H. H. Spalding / by John Zachary, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128539 ...