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 I remain, with much respect, gentlemen, your most obedient humble servant,

(Signed)..

N. B. I have just heard that the Cayuses are to be here tomorrow to kill Serpent Jaime, the Walla Walla chief.

W. McB.

Names of those who were killed: Dr. Whitman, Mrs. Whitman, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Sanders (schoolmaster), Mr. Osborne (carpenter), Mr. Marsh, Mr. John Sager, Mr. Francis Sager (brothers, youths), Mr. Canfield (blacksmith), Mr. (a tailor); besides three that were wounded, more or less, Messrs. Hall, Kimball, and another man whose name I cannot learn.

W. McB.

This information, only slightly inaccurate, was that which was obtained the day after the massacre, first from Mr. Hall, then from Finlay and the Manson boys, and lastly from McBean's interpreter: As soon as practicable after the return of his interpreter, Mr. McBean dispatched an express to Vancouver, with instructions to lose no time, and to spread no alarm, his object being to get the news, not only of the massacre, but of his own exposed situation should the Cayuses carry out their rumored threat against his post, to the board of managers before the tribes along the river should learn what had taken place, or form any combination with the Cayuses.