Captain William P. Gray Letter 1884

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Captain William P. Gray Letter 1884

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Steamboat operator and settler in early Kennewick and Pasco. The collection consists of one letter from Gray to Paul Schulze (Western Land Agent for the Northern Pacific Railroad) regarding land in Kennewick.

4 p.

eng,

Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6365848

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Schulze, Paul.

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Gray, William C., 1845-1926

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William P. Gray was born in Oregon City, OR in 1845. He began steamboating on the upper Columbia River with his father on the steamer Cascadilla in 1862. He settled in Ainsworth around 1883 and operated the Northern Pacific Railroad Snake River transfer boat Frederick Billings . Although he continued to operate boats on the river, Gray purchased property in Kennewick in 1884 and built a hotel. By 1888 Pasco held greater promise of becoming a metropolis and Gray, having purchased substantial acre...

Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...