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Selected Letters of A. M. A. Blanchet

Bishop of Walla Walla and Nesqualy (1846-1879)

By Roberta Stringham Brown, Patricia O’Connell Killen, Roberta Stringham Brown

In 1846, French Canadian-born A. M. A. Blanchet was named the first Catholic bishop of Walla Walla in the area soon to become Washington Territory. He arrived at Fort Walla Walla in late September 1847,...