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Description:From Clearwater, April 28, 1843 - Mrs. Spalding to her family. Speaks of Dr. White's visit and especially of Dr. Whitman's leaving for the states. She writes: "Dr. W's object is to either get the mission reinforced or to obtain settlers to come and establish a colony." [Caption transcribed from Clifford M. Drury's notes.]Creator:Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851. (author)Subject names:Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851., Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847., Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897-1984.Topics:Indians of North America--Missions.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:2149
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Description:Letter dated April 22, 1840 from Clearwater to Mr. Levi Hart from Mr. H.H. Spalding with a note added by Mrs. Spalding. Opening line: "More than two years have rolled away since the date of your last letters to us which came by Mr. Gray. I believe we have not failed to write to you a year since we have been in this country." Mr. Spalding writes of building of saw mill, flour mill, etc. [Caption transcribed from Clifford M. Drury's notes.]Creator:Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874. (author), Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851. (author)Subject names:Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851., Hart, Levi., Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897-1984.Topics:Indians of North America--Missions.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:2132
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Description:Letter dated April 10, 1840, Clearwater, from Mrs. Spalding to Mrs. Griffin in Oregon which contains several references, evidently to Mr. Gray who had been causing trouble in the mission. The letter was sent to the Griffings [sic] to Fort Boise--latter [sic] Mrs. Griffin added a note to Mrs. Brown (youngest daughter of the Spaldings) explaining how it happened to be written and the history of the letter. [Caption transcribed from Clifford M. Drury's notes.]Creator:Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851. (author)Subject names:Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851., Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897-1984.Topics:Indians of North America--Missions.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:2121
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Description:Letter from Mr. Spalding, May 1, 1837 to "Dear parents, brothers and sisters. [sic] He tells of Mr. Gray's going east; of his visit to Colvile, progress of mission work, etc. Seemingly a second letter to her [sic] home. [Caption transcribed from Clifford M. Drury's notes.]Creator:Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874. (author)Subject names:Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851.Topics:Indians of North America--Missions.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:2112
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Description:Letter from Eliza Spalding, February 16, 1837, to her father, Levi Hart. This appears to be her first letter home from the Lapwai station. She describes her new home--the buffalo tent in which they lived for a time and how their log cabin was built; their school; and is enthusiastic over the prospects of the work. [Caption transcribed from Clifford M. Drury's notes.]Creator:Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851. (author)Subject names:Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851., Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Hart, Levi., Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897-1984.Topics:Indians of North America--Missions.Geographic subjects:Fort Lapwai (Idaho)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:2103
