Correspondence (transcripts), 1835-1838.

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Correspondence (transcripts), 1835-1838.

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Transcripts of letters to and from Samuel Parker. One letter is from Samuel Parker from Lexington, Missouri, to his family on his journey in April 1835. The second letter, addressed to his wife is sent from St. Louis in August of 1835. He describes meeting the Flatheads, the Nez Perce, and the Spokane Indians. The third letter is by Narcissa Whitman addressed to dear brothers and sisters and was sent in July 1836 from "beyond the Rocky Mountains." Narcissa Whitman talks about her future home and the journey. The final letter is sent from Jane Prentiss to Mrs. Samuel Parker, dated September 1838 and talks about the Whitmans and the Spaldings. This letter says "copy of a letter owned by Mr. Alexander Mack of New York," but it is not known when it was transcribed. There is no indication of the location of the original copies of the other letters.

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Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8121941

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Parker, Samuel, 1779-1866

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Reverend Samuel Parker was born on April 23, 1779 in Ashfield, Massachusetts. After his ordination in 1812, Parker preached and taught for over twenty years in New York. In 1833, he volunteered for service under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Two years later, he and Dr. Marcus Whitman traveled to the Green River to determine the feasibility of an Indian mission for the Flathead and Nez PerceĢ tribes. Whitman returned east, while Parker continued west and spent the wint...

Whitman, Narcissa Prentiss, 1808-1847

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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, 1835-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911964 On title page: "(The copy from which this was made is in Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.)" On l...