A small bible open to the title page. The pages are yellowed and there is a handwritten note takin up the bottom two thirds of the inside cover.
This bible originally belonged to Dr. Marcus Whitman and was given to his nephew, Perrin Whitman (1830-1899) during Perrin’s time at Waiilatpu. This bible was part of the Evans collection that the park purchased in 1957 and is one of the park’s earliest collections acquisitions.
Catalog Number: WHMI 8
Object Name: Bible
Medium: paper
Date: circa 1836-1847
Dimensions: length 12.5, width 7.0 cm
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Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Code: WHMI
Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Walla Walla County, Washington Latitude: 46.0427017211914, Longitude: -118.464996337891