Box 1
Container
Contains 139 Results:
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Elvira Perkins about Perkins' move to the Willamette Valley, and presence of additional missionaries at the Whitman mission for the winter, 1838 November 6
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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:
1838 November 6
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Elvira Perkins about missionary efforts to convert Native people, including the Whitmans' travels in the region, and mentioning religious meeting in the Willamette Valley and presence of Catholic missionaries, 1839 February 18
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1839 February 18
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Elvira Perkins about visit to Catherine Pambrun, Margaret McKay staying at the mission, Alice Clarissa Whitman, and missionary work, 1839 March 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1839 March 23
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Jane Prentiss about birth of Eliza Hart Spalding's son and Mary Walker Richardson's son, the Whitmans' travels to Tukanon for conversion efforts, arrival of Edwin O. Hall and Sarah Hall, and Whitman's disappointment with unnamed missionaries who spent the winter at the Whitman mission, 1839 May 17
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1839 May 17
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Elvira Perkins about death of her daughter, Alice Clarissa Whitman, 1839 June 25
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1839 June 25
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Elvira Perkins, expressing thanks for a visit by Perkins' husband, H. K. W. Perkins, to the Whitman mission, 1839 July 26
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1839 July 26
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Stephen Prentiss about death of Alice Clarissa Whitman, 1839 September 30
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1839 September 30
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Clarissa Prentiss about death of Alice Clarissa Whitman, difficulties running the mission while Marcus Whitman was away, death of two Native boys, visitors to the mission, newly arrived missionaries, printing of a book and establishment of a mission school, and conflict with Catholic missionaries in the region, 1839 October 9
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1839 October 9
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Elvira Perkins, expressing displeasure that she is not able to devote more time to converting Native people, and noting small number of Native people at the mission for the winter, 1840 January 1
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1840 January 1
Letter from Narcissa Whitman to Stephen Prentiss, complaining about lack of letters from home, describing the operation of a mission school and building activities at the mission, and discussing feelings of dejection when Marcus Whitman is away, 1840 April 30
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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:
1840 April 30