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title: 'Memorial from Dr. Whitman to the Secretary of War'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Marcus Whitman'
date: 1901-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Missions (General)'
- 'Colonization'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/whitman-1901-memorial-from-dr-whitman-to-the-secretary-of-war
---

# Memorial from Dr. Whitman to the Secretary of War

Marcus Whitman's 1847 memorial and letters urging establishment of frontier posts, mail routes, and Indian supervision to protect emigrants and promote settlement in Oregon.

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