Cowley Papers, 1871-1891.

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Cowley Papers, 1871-1891.

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Correspondence (transcripts) from H. T. Cowley to the Spaldings from 1871 to 1876, concerning missionary work. The first letter is written from Cowley's home in New York and the correspondence continues as Cowley moved from Portland to Kamia on the Nez Perce reservation and finally to Spokane Falls. Also included are some handwritten reminiscences by Cowley and a "recollection" which was actually written by his daughter, Edith Cowley Stillman.

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Stillman, Edith Cowley.

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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...

Cowley, H. T. (Henry Thomas), 1837-1917

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H. T. Cowley came to the Inland Northwest as a missionary to the Nez Perce in 1871. After two years there and disagreements with the Indian Agent, he moved to Mt. Idaho on the Camas Prairie. After a brief period there, he came to Spokane Falls in 1874 to become a missionary to the Spokane Indians. His was one of the first white families to settle in Spokane. He ran the Spokane Chronicle, a daily newspaper for a short time, and also served as the first teacher in Spokane. He founded the first pro...

Cowley, Lucy Abigail Peet, 1837-1900

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