Brouillet, Rev. J. B. A. Protestantism in Oregon; account of the murder of Dr. Whitman and the ungrateful calumnies of H. H. Spalding, Protestant missionary. N. Y. Cozans. 1853.
A Catholic account of the Whitman massacre which appeared later in a U. S. Public Document (U. S. Congress, 35-1, House Exec. Doc, No. 38).
Brown, J. Henry. Political history of Oregon, Volume 1, Provisional government. Portland. 1892. p. 49-52, 57-58, 79, 87-90, 111-115,118-122, 148-154, 316-431.
Contains copies of many important Whitman documents and sources, such as the permit issued by Secretary of War Cass to Whitman and Spalding to reside in the Indian country among the Flathead and Nez Perce Indians, dated March 1, 1836, a fac simile of Whitman's signature, Lovejoy's account of his ride with Whitman, and Whitman's letter to the Secretary of War enclosing synopsis of a proposed bill.
Burnett, Peter H. Recollections and opinions of an old pioneer. N. Y. Appleton. 1880.
Based on a journal of the immigration of 1843 kept from the rendezvous near Independence, Mo., to Walla Walla. A high estimate is given of Whitman's services. Spalding's attack of the Catholics considered unjust. "Mr. Spalding and myself agreed to discuss the matter through the columns of a small monthly newspaper, [Oregon American and Evangelical Unionist], published by Mr. Griffin, and several numbers were written and published by each of us, but the discovery of the gold mines in California put a stop to the discussion," p. 305.
Burgess, John W[illiam]. The middle period. N. Y. Scribner. 1897. P- 315-316.
Ride. Object stated to be political with political results.
Butterworth, Hezekiah. Log school house on the Columbia. N. Y. Appleton, c 1890. p. 235-236, 244-249.
Whitman said to have secured a delay of treaties at Washington City, thus saving Oregon and Washington to the U. S.
Catlin, George. Manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians, 1832-1839. 2v. Lond. Catlin. 1841. p. 108-109.
Letter No. 48. an oft quoted authority in regard to the "Macedonian cry." Catlin traveled with the two young Nez Perce Indians on their return from St. Louis.
Chittenden, Hiram Martin. Amreican fur trade of the far West. 3v. N. Y. Harper. 1902. v. 2., p. 640-649.
A critical account of the St. Louis delegation of 1832 and of Whitman's return to the East in 1842-43.
