Box 1
Container
Contains 139 Results:
Letter from Marcus Whitman to David Greene about acquisition of Waskopum (spelled as Wascopam) Mission at The Dalles, conflicts between Native people and Euro-American emigrants, work of Whitman's nephew Perin B. Whitman as language interpreter, concerns about the arrival of more Catholic missionaries, mission expenses, and need for additional supplies, 1847 September 13
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Subseries 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1847 September 13
Letter from Marcus Whitman to David Greene describing new road from Umatilla to The Dalles, Whitman taking materials from Native people that were allegedly stolen from Euro-American emigrants, establishment of Catholic missions, claiming credit for success of 1843 emigration, and expressing displeasure that more religious Euro-Americans are not emigrating to Oregon (includes derogatory sentiments towards French Canadians and people of partial Native ancestry), 1847 October 18
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Subseries 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1847 October 18
List of transcribed letters by Marcus Whitman in Volume 71 of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions archives in Boston, undated
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Subseries 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
undated
Letter from Marcus Whitman to Commissioner of Indian Affairs T. H. Crawford, asking for indemnities for horses lost during an 1837 confrontation between William H. Gray and Lakota (Sioux) people (typescript copy), 1843 April 8
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1843 April 8
Letter from T. H. Crawford to Marcus Whitman, saying that the Office of Indian Affairs will not provide indemnity for lost horses (typescript copy), 1843 August 21
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1843 August 21
Letter from Elkanah Walker and Cushing Eells to Marcus Whitman, Henry H. Spalding, and William H. Gray, saying that they do not believe Whitman and Spalding should change missionary stations (typescript copy), 1842 August 10
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1842 August 10
Typescript copy of 1843 proposal by Marcus Whitman to the U.S. Secretary of War for establishing posts along westward emigration routes; correspondence between Samuel J. Parker and acting U.S. Secretary of War L. A. Grant about acquiring said typescript, 1891
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Subseries 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1891
Letter from Marcus Whitman to Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss about progress of missionary party's journey westward, 1836 June 4
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Subseries 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1836 June 4
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Clarissa Prentiss describing the Whitmans' journey from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to St. Louis, Missouri aboard steamboat Siam, 1836 March 15-30
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Subseries 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1836 March 15-30
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Jane Prentiss describing witnessing Catholic Mass in St. Louis, the journey further westward on the steamboat Chariton, and the party's clothing and equipment for the journey (contains anti-Catholic sentiments), 1836 March 31-April 7
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Subseries 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series comprises letters that Narcissa Whitman and Marcus Whitman sent to Narcissa Whitman's family and friends. Recipients include Narcissa Whitman's parents, Stephen Prentiss and Clarissa Prentiss; Narcissa Whitman's siblings and in-laws Clarissa Kinny, Edward Prentiss, Harriet P. Jackson, Jane Prentiss, Jonas Galusha Prentiss, and Lyman Judson; and missionary wives Elvira Perkins and Laura Brewer. These letters describe the overland journey that the Whitmans made in 1836,...
Dates:
1836 March 31-April 7