Whitman, Marcus
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1802 - 1847
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Marcus Whitman letters to Alanson Hinman
Collection — Folder: MS File Box 2
Identifier: MS-69
Summary
Marcus Whitman was a missionary in the Oregon Territory who was killed by Cayuse Indians in 1847. These letters, sent to his friend Alanson Hinman, shed light on conditions at the mission in the weeks before his death.
Dates:
1847
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- Subject: Whitman Massacre, 1847 X