Oregon Pioneer Association. Transactions.
1874, p. 68, 81. Thornton, J. Quinn. History of the provisional government of Oregon.
Says Whitman saved Oregon, p. 68. Speaks of Whitman's influence in persuading Thornton to go to Washington to procure the passage of a law organizing territorial government for Oregon, p. 81.
1875, p. 28. Deady, Matthew P. Annual address.
Mentions the Congregational missions. Speaks of Whitman's return to the East but does not state its object.
p. 45, 47-48. Nesmith, J. W. Occasional address.
Mentions Whitman's visit to Washington "to intercede in behalf of the American interests on this coast," p. 45.
Whitman as guide in 1843, P- 47~48.
1876, p. 63-64. Applegate, Jesse. A day with the cow column of 1843.
Speaks of Whitman "that good angel" of the emigrants.
1877, p. 22-23, 35-36. Evans, Elwood. Annual address.
Statements of Robert Newell in regard to the bringing of the first wagon to Walla Walla, in 1840. At the arrival at the mission, Whitman congratulates Newell on "having broken the ice." The Indians crowd around the wagons which they call "horse canoes."
Evans speaks in high terms of Whitman as a friend alike of Indian and emigrant.
p. 69-70. Atkinson, G. H. Rev. Elkinah Walker.
Brief references to the mission and the massacre.
1878, p. 15-16. Thornton, J. Quinn. Annual address.
Indian superstition is given as the cause of the Whitman massacre.
1880, p. 22-23. Nesmith, J. W. Annual address.
Whitman's personality. Massacre not instigated by the Catholics. Missionaries in general have been
credit for self-sacrifice.
p. 52-54. McLoughlin, John. Copy of a document written in McLoughlin's handwriting. Found among his papers. McLoughlin warned Whitman before the massacre of Indian ill-feeling. Speaks of overhearing an Indian say, "It is good for us to kill these Bostons," which sentiment McLoughlin rebuked and which incident he reported to Whitman.
1881, p. 14-17. Crawford, Medorum. Occasional A pioneer of 1842. Tells of his arrival at Dr. W as he was preparing to leave for the East. Gives Dr. W. direct credit for the immigration of 1843, which he says "practically settled the question of occupation by American
citizens of this then disputed territory."
1882, p. 10-11, 22-23. Kelly, James K. Annual address. Says Whitman was influential in saving Oregon to the
Union. Mentions the massacre.
p. 74-75. Whitman quoted as authority for the statemen that Oregon was a good wheat country.
