The Cayuse War was one of the last series of events in Oregon that Applegate was active in . After the Whitman massacre , a commission led by Applegate contacted Douglas to request a loan from the HBC , to fund a military intervention . Douglas stated that he was not authorized to make a loan , but recommended the peace keeping mission of Peter Ogden sent to the Cayuse . A loan of $ 999.41 was raised from the contributions of Applegate , Asa Lovejoy and George Abernethy , with others raised as well . Due to the isolation of the settler communities in the Willamette Valley Joseph Meek and Applegate were appointed to request aid from other parts of the United States . Meek traveled to Washington , D.C. to deliver a memorial written by Applegate appealing for military support . While attempting to reach his destination of California , Applegate had to turn back due to the mountain passes being impossible to traverse in the winter
Whitman massacre
Whitman massacre
Jesse Applegate