Henry Whipple, the Episcopal bishop of Minnesota and a reformer of U.S. policies toward Native Americans, first wrote an open letter and then went to Washington DC in the Fall of 1862 to urge Lincoln to proceed with leniency.
Henry Whipple first wrote an open letter. Henry Whipple first then went to Washington DC in the Fall of 1862. This was to urge Lincoln to proceed with leniency. Henry Whipple was the Episcopal bishop of Minnesota. Henry Whipple was a reformer of U.S. policies toward Native Americans.