Harvey Clark correspondence concerning missionaries in Oregon, 1840-1852

11 manuscript letters, most signed, documenting the work of early missionaries in Oregon. Most of the letters from Harvey Clark are addressed to fellow unaffiliated missionary Alvin T. Smith. Clark describes his overland journey to Oregon Territory, the challenges of establishing and provisioning a mission, land grants in Oregon, his experiences educating Native Americans, and his decision to focus on the education of white children and children of mixed heritage. Includes manuscript letters from trapper Joseph Gale and Methodist missionaries Marcus Whitman and Henry Harmon Spalding. Clark also discusses unaffiliated missionaries P. B. Littlejohn and Asahel Munger. Includes an indenture for a Native American child and a circular seeking donations for Tualatin Academy