Holman, Frederick V. Dr. John McLoughlin, the father of Oregon. Cleveland. Clark. 1907. p. 53-54, 73~74, 167, 280.
"History says Dr. Whitman was the man who saved Oregon to the U. S., but that is not true. It was Dr. John McLoughlin, of the Hudson's Bay Company," p. 280.
Hoist, Herman Eduard, von. Constitutional and political history of the United States. 8v. Chic. Callaghan. 18811892. v. 3, p. 51-52.
Whitman's influence with President Tyler is asserted with some hesitation and with a citation to Gray.
Howe, Henry. Historical recollections of the great West. Cinn. Howe. 1853. p. 384.
Speaks highly olf Whitman's hospitality to immigrants. No mention of political services. Hudson's Bay Company versus United States, see British and American Joint Commission. Johnson, Overton and Winter, William H. Route across the Rocky Mountains, with a description of Oregon and California. Lafayette, (Ind.). Semans. 1846. Reprinted in Oregon Historical Society. Quarterly. For brief references to Whitman, see 7:96 (March, 1906) and 7:190. (June, 1906). Johnson, Sidonia V. Short history of Oregon. Chic. McClurg. 1904. p. 194-212, 234-240, 249-259. Story of Whitman told in a fair and careful way with attempt to strike the truth.
Johnson, Theodore T. California and Oregon. Phil. Claxton. 1851. p. 183-184.
Whitman massacre.
Kane, Paul. Wanderings of an artist among the Indians of North America. Lond. Longmans. 1859. P- 278-284, 317-322.
Kane was at the mission from July 18 to July 22, 1847. Sent Whitman a warning of danger from the Indians. (See entry for Sept. 21). Later hears of the massacre.
Kip, Lawrence. Army life on the Pacific. N. Y. Redfíeld. 1859. p. 32-35.
Kip heard reminiscences of Whitman at Walla Walla from the Cayuse, "Cutmouth John."
Lang H[erbert] O . History of the Willamette Valley. Portland. Himes and Lang. 1885. p. 260-273, and elsewhere.
Much on Whitman. Well indexed. Rejects cod fishery episode and the Walla Walla dinner story. Says the Whitman "romance" was first given to the world in the "History of Oregon," written by W. H. Gray, a man "incompetent to form an unprejudiced opinion" (p. 267). Gives Whitman credit for demonstrating a practical emigrant route to Oregon.
