Catherine Sager Pringle, The Souvenir of Western Women (1905)
“ She was thousands of miles from her friends and kindred, hearing from them at intervals of two and three years, living upon meager diet, even to the flesh of horses, and surrounded continually by natives. ”
Catherine Sager Pringle, The Souvenir of Western Women (1905)
“ Every one supposed him to be thousands of miles away. In February, 1836, Dr. Whitman and Miss Prentiss were married. She was a refined, educated woman, and one of deep piety, who could enter fully into the sentiments and sympathies of her husband. With a devotion and courage never excelled, she journeyed with him to his distant field of labor. Dr. Whitman found a suitable location on the banks of the Walla Walla river, named by the Indians Wie-lat-pu, or Wail-lat-pu, where he erected his cabin. Early in November, 1836, Mrs. Whitman took possession of her new home. ”
