Mercy Whitney diary excerpts [manuscript], 1837-1848.

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Mercy Whitney diary excerpts [manuscript], 1837-1848.

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Typescript copy excerpts from the diary of Marcy Whitney, a Protestant missionary in Hawaii, 2 pp, 1837-1848, regarding Oregon missionaries in Hawaii, including Dr. & Mrs. White, and reaction to news of the Whitman Massacre.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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White, Elijah, 1806-1879

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Dr. Elijah White, pioneer physician and sub-Indian agent, was born in 1806 in New York state. In 1836, White was appointed by the Methodist Church to serve as a doctor at Jason Lee's Willamette Mission. He served at the mission until 1841, when he disagreed with Lee regarding mission policy and resigned, returning east by ship. In 1842, he was commissioned sub-Indian agent of Oregon by the federal government. His responsibilities as Indian agent concerned primarily the Nez PerceĢ and Cayuse trib...

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