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title: 'Extract from April 8, 1844 Letter'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Marcus Whitman'
date: 1901-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Domestic Missions'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/whitman-1901-extract-from-april-8-1844-letter
---

# Extract from April 8, 1844 Letter

Marcus Whitman reports on missionary work among Oregon tribes, Catholic competition, settler tensions, violence, and land disputes; he urges Congress to grant land and protection for missions.

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