Oregon document miscellany, 1843-1864
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Description
- Title
- Oregon document miscellany, 1843-1864
- Abstract
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Collection includes receipts, bills, forms, IOUs, a subpoena, deeds, maps, claims, and a draft of a bill belonging to several prominent Oregon men, including several governors. George Abernethy's signature appears on a bill and a receipt dated 1843 and 1845. La Fayette Grover's signature is on a subpoena for Thomas Watson in 1852. There is a draft of a relief bill to reimburse John P. Gaines for expenses incurred while meeting and treating with the Rogue River Indians (or Tututni Indians) in Oregon in 1851. There are two IOUs and one deed belonging to Benjamin Stark dated 1858-1861. There is a group of nine items belonging to Daniel H. Lownsdale, including deeds, IOUs, and two maps, one a plat map of Portland Township No. 1, and another a plat map of his land claims in Portland drawn on silk by C. Burrage in 1864
Other items include an assessment of the population of Multnomah County, Oregon Territory dated August 1855, and a receipt for four dozen bottles of champagne signed by Noyes Smith. Several items are mounted
- Description
- George Abernethy was a prominent Oregon businessman and first provisional governor of Oregon. La Fayette Grover was clerk of the U.S. District Court of Salem, and later governor of Oregon. John P. Gaines was governor of the Oregon Territory, 1850-1853. Daniel H. Lownsdale owned land in Portland, Oregon, and was active in local government there. Benjamin Stark, a founder of Portland, was U.S. Senator from Oregon.
- Provenance
- Purchased from Peter Decker on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 1968.
- Extent
- 0.25 linear ft. (1 box + 1 broadside)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-1698
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Maps
Deeds - Subject (Geographic)
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Multnomah County (Or.)
Oregon
Portland (Or.) - Subject (Name)
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Abernethy, George, 1807-1877.
Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857.
Grover, La Fayette, 1823-1911.
Lownsdale, Daniel H.
Smith, Noyes.
Stark, Benjamin, 1820-1898. - Subject (Topic)
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Tututni Indians
Population
Politics and government - Subjects
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Abernethy, George, 1807-1877
Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857
Grover, La Fayette, 1823-1911
Lownsdale, Daniel H.
Smith, Noyes
Stark, Benjamin, 1820-1898
Tututni Indians
Multnomah County (Or.) > Population
Oregon > Politics and government
Portland (Or.) > Maps
Oregon
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Oregon Document Miscellany, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 3802858
- Object ID (OID)
- 2001147
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