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Personal correspondence of Marcus Whitman and Narcissa Whitman (microfilm of originals), 1836 March 15-1847 October 12

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Identifier: Mss 1200-Mss 1225 Microfilm
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 15-1847 October 12