Reverend Perkins states that Narcissa Whitman "was adapted to a different destiny.... She longed for society,
refined society."
What evidence from Whitman's letters or diary entries supports the idea that her place in society was important to
her, and she wanted her family back home to view her positively?
* She describes the birth of her child and how her daughter came to be embraced by the Cayuse people and
called a Cayuse Girl
She describes the lodges that American Indians had built and explains how the people had gathered supplies for
the colder seasons
She refers to an American Indian chief as a "mortal beggar" and explains his efforts to arrange deals between
American Indians and settlers.
She explains how she remained a "good housekeeper" on the prairie and describes the comfort and convenience
of her new home in Washington