William P. Abrams collection 1893-1950

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William P. Abrams collection 1893-1950

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv00988

Collection includes: Photocopy genealogical information, letters, diary extracts regarding the discovery of Yosemite in 1849, and miscellaneous papers, 1893-1950. William Penn Abrams was born in 1820 in Sanbornton, N.H., and died in 1873 in Portland, Oregon.

.04 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6363990

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Abrams family

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Abrams, William Penn,

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Abrams, William Penn, 1820-1873.

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William Penn Abrams was born in 1820 in Sanbornton, N.H., and died in 1873 in Portland, Oregon. From the guide to the William P. Abrams collection, 1893-1950, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) William Penn Abrams was born in 1820 in Sanbornton, N.H., and died in 1873 in Portland, Oregon. He came to Portland in 1851 on a ship with his family and settled in a log cabin at 1st and Jefferson streets. He started a sawmill and was Oregon's first...