Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847.
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Sager letter and clippings
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 438
Scope and content
Letter to James Wightman from Elizabeth Sager Helm, the adopted daughter of Marcus Whitman. Also, clippings from the CHRONICLE EXPRESS (Penn Yan, New York) concerning Marcus and Narcissa Prentiss Whitman's journey into the Oregon Territory in the mid-1800s, Whitman's missionary work among the Indians, the Whitman massacre in 1847, D.A.R. plans for a Whitman memorial, and an article about pioneer Mary Jemison from THE ROCHESTER HERALD, n.d. Also included is a pamphlet "The Romance of a...
Dates:
1913, 1931.
Rushville, New York collection
Collection — Manuscript box 81 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065254322]
Identifier: 2496m
Scope and content
Collection consists mainly of newspaper clippings concerning Rushville, New York, especially Rushville history and the lives of Rushville citizens. Includes many articles about Marcus Whitman, as well as some about Rushville businesses and schools. Some of the articles were written by Mabel Blodgett. Also included are a few letters to or from New York State Assemblyman Vernon W. Blodgett (dated 1953) concerning the unveiling of a statue of Marcus Whitman in Washington, D.C., and a visit to...
Dates:
1897-1953.
Samuel J. Parker papers
Collection
Identifier: 2521
Abstract
"The History of Oregon and the Pacific Coast and Its Especial Connection with Ithaca, New York," a handwritten account concerning the journey begun in 1835 by the author's father, Rev. Samuel Parker, from Ithaca to the Oregon Territory. Also, "Papers Relating to the History of the Presbyterian Church, Ithaca, N.Y.," by S. J. Parker and "A Picture of Ithaca, N.Y. as I Saw It in Childhood," 1895, by S. J. Parker.
Dates:
[ca. 1892]-1895.
Sidney Ayres papers
Collection
Identifier: 1605
Abstract
Correspondence of Lewis Selye of Rochester, on Penn Yan business matters.
Dates:
1779-1955.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Missionaries. 2
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- Deeds. 1
- Diaries 1
- Editors. 1
- Genealogies. 1
- Helm, Elizabeth Sager, -- 1837-1925. 1
- Indians of North America -- Oregon 1
- Ithaca (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs. 1
- Land surveys. 1
- Missions -- Oregon. 1
- New York (State) -- Politics and government. 1
- Oregon -- Description and travel. 1
- Oregon -- Religious life and customs. 1
- Oregon. 1
- Penn Yan (N.Y.) -- Politics and government. 1
- Photographs 1
- Pioneers -- Oregon. 1
- Pioneers. 1
- Presbyterians -- Missions. 1
- Publick Universal Friend. 1
- Religious institutions -- New York (State) -- Ithaca 1
- Rushville (N.Y.) -- Biography. 1
- Rushville (N.Y.) -- History. 1
- Voyages and travels 1
- Women pioneers. 1
- Yates County (N.Y.) 1 + ∧ less
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