Edwin Eells letter, 1910.

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Edwin Eells letter, 1910.

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One letter from Edwin Eells to Caroline Hathaway of Spokane Public Library. Eells is responding to a letter with a newspaper clipping asking about his father, Cushing Eells. In the letter, he disputes some statements by a Mr. Edwards, and a story of "lost Indian." He disputes other facts from the article concerning his father's life.

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Eells, Edwin, 1841-1917

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Edwin Eells was a son of Rev. Cushing and Myra Eells who were among the earliest Protestant missionaries in the area. He was born at Tsimakain Mission, some thirty miles north of present-day Spokane. He served for many years as Indian Agent at Tacoma. From the guide to the Edwin S. Eells Speech, 1910, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives) Pioneer, lawyer, Congregationalist, author, an...

Eells, Cushing, 1810-1893

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Reverend Cushing Eells, pioneer missionary and teacher, came west in 1838 with the American Fur Company and served in Spokane. After the Whitman Massacre (1847), he moved to Salem, Oregon where he taught in Oregon until 1860. He eventually returned to Walla Walla to promote the Whitman Seminary. From the description of Letters, 1843-1859. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31370814 Reverend Cushing Eells (1810-1893), crossed the Plains in 1838 ...