Benjamin Freeland collection 1854-1933

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Benjamin Freeland collection 1854-1933

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Collection includes: Photocopy manuscript letter, with typed transcript, from Benjamin Freeland to his brother, February 3, 1854; Typescript document by Chester S. Freeland, 8 pp, June 13, 1933, about Benjamin Freeland's journey to the Oregon Country with some history about Frederick Douglass, with letter of transmittal. Benjamin Freeland (1794-1880) settled on the Calapooya River in Linn, County, Oregon, during the fall of 1853.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6367329

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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818. He barely knew his mother, who lived on a different plantation and died when he was a young child and never discovered the identity of his father. When he turned eight years old, his slaveowner hired him out to work as a body servant in Baltimore. At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and wr...

Freeland, Chester S.

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Freeland, Benjamin

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Benjamin Freeland (1794-1880) settled on the Calapooya River in Linn, County, Oregon, during the fall of 1853. From the description of Benjamin Freeland collection [manuscripts], 1854-1933. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 671781649 From the guide to the Benjamin Freeland collection, 1854-1933, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...