Hines family letter to Gustavus Hines [[manuscript], 1840 September 28.

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Hines family letter to Gustavus Hines [[manuscript], 1840 September 28.

Letter from Malissa Hines and her mother, Hastings, New York, to Gustavus and Lydia Hines, Oregon Territory, 2 pp, 28 September 1840, regarding family matters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8181347

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Hines, Lydia

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Hines, Malissa

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Hines, Gustavus, 1809-1873

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Reverend Gustavus Hines, Methodist missionary, was born in Herkimer County, New York on September 6, 1809. In 1839, Hines was appointed a missionary to Oregon and traveled on the ship Lausanne with his wife, Lydia. Initially, Hines was assigned to assist Jason Lee in exploring the Umpqua Valley for a possible mission site. He spent the remainder of his missionary service, however, at the Willamette Mission. In 1843, Hines was one of the founders of the Provisional Government of Oregon. He return...

Hines family.

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