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Bush, George Washington. Papers, 1778-1863.

Title: Papers, 1778-1863.

Covers the movement of George W. Bush from Missouri to Oregon Territory in the 1840's, and his settlement in what is now Washington State, near Tumwater, including his difficulties in obtaining title to his farm because of his race.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36960611 View

Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928. George Bush / by Ezra Meeker.

Title: George Bush / by Ezra Meeker. 1916?

Typescript transcription of original, unpublished manuscript held in the Special Collections division, University of Washington Libraries, probably prepared by the repository. Meeker's text appears to have been intended to serve as an introduction to a possible reprinting of the Ayer article in a volume entitled, "Personal recollections," rather than as a review.

ArchivalResource: 10 leaves ; 13 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39881540 View

Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928. Ezra Meeker correspondence and manuscripts, 1894-1924.

Title: Ezra Meeker correspondence and manuscripts, 1894-1924.

The Ezra Meeker correspondence and manuscripts consists of two holograph manuscripts in pencil and a selection of letters to and from Meeker. The first manuscript, "George Bush" (circa 1916) is a review of J.E. Ayer's 1916 article on the African American pioneer, George Washington Bush. The other manuscript (circa 1920) is entitled, "Back to the Farm." Among the correspondents included in the letters are Meeker's fellow pioneers, Arthur A. Denny and Quincy A. Brooks, as well as George Himes, first curator of the Oregon Historical Society.

ArchivalResource: 18 items (2 folders)2 manuscripts (86 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123954124 View