Letter : Fitchburg, Mass., to Benson John Lossing, Dover Plains, N. Y., 1885 Jun 1.

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Letter : Fitchburg, Mass., to Benson John Lossing, Dover Plains, N. Y., 1885 Jun 1.

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ALS regarding the role of Marcus Whitman in the United States's settlement of Oregon in 1843. Marshall discusses his research on the Blue Mountains pass used by Whitman, and he questions Whitman's importance in the acquisition of Oregon by the United States. The letterhead lists Marshall's public lectures on the West, 1884-1885, with illustrations from the lectures and promotional text.

1 item (4 p.) ; 31 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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...

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...

Marshall, William I. (William Isaac), 1840-1906

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William Isaac Marshall was born on June 25, 1840 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He moved to Montana Territory in 1866 and lived there until 1875. During his time in Montana, he became interested in Yellowstone and sold photographs of and conducted tours of the park. In 1875 he moved back to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Marshall moved to Chicago in 1887 and became the principal of Gladstone School. He was an amateur historian, and, later, lecturer, who took a particular interest in debunking the "Whit...