Whitman Papers, 1804-1926.

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Whitman Papers, 1804-1926.

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Artificial collection assembled by the Spokane Public Library from a variety of sources. Miscellaneous material relative to Marcus Whitman and his Wailatpu mission station. Includes Wailaptu inventory, notes about Whitman, records of the "First Presbyterian Church in the Columbia Territory," congressional report on the death of Whitman. Also includes transcripts of letters to and from Whitman. The only two original items are a letter from P. B. Littlejohn at Wailatpu, describing life at the mission in 1840, and a portion of a legal document signed by Thomas Bronchet (?), Nez Perce, and witnessed by Perrin Whitman, 1888.

1 box (.25 linear ft.)

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8115695

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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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...

Whitman, Perrin Beza, 1830-1899.

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Littlejohn, Philo B.

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