Munger Correspondence, 1840.

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Munger Correspondence, 1840.

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One letter from Asahel Munger to Mr. Smith from Waiilatpu in 1840. He talks about the American Missionary Board and self-supporting religious missions. He expresses his desire to join H. H. Spalding. Original letter and transcript.

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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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...

Munger, Asahel

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Ashahel Munger and his wife, Eliza, were independent missionaries who traveled to the Oregon Country in 1839. They hoped to settle with a local tribe and become self-sufficient. After arriving in the area, they realized that establishing an independent mission would be much harder than they had envisioned. Mr. Munger decided to work for Dr. Whitman as a carpenter. The Mungers stayed at Waiilatpu until the spring of 1841, when Munger became mentally ill. He worked for a short time as a Missionary...