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Biography
Spalding was sent away as a baby of 14 months to be fostered. When he grew up he was ordained a Presbyterian minister. He translated St. Matthew's gospel into Nez Perce and worked with the Nez Perce until his death. He was an associate of Marcus Whitman but was not a victim of the Whitman Massacre. He was also responsible for introducing the potato into cultivation in Idaho, in the 1830s at Lapwai.
References
Hirschfelder, Arlene, and Molin, Paulette. Encyclopedia of Native American Religions: An Introduction. (New York: Facts on File, 1992) "The Mission at Waiilatpu." Available at: [1]