James Willis Nesmith letter to Asahel Bush 1854 April 4

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James Willis Nesmith letter to Asahel Bush 1854 April 4

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Letter from James Willis Nesmith, Salem, Oregon, to Asahel Bush, Westfield, Massachusetts, 2 pp, 4 April 1854, regarding politics and scandals, and a plan to "secretly" remove "Gardner" and appoint "Billy Pricks" in his place.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Nesmith, James Willis, 1820-1885

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James Willis Nesmith was born July 23, 1820 in New Brunswick, Canada. He arrived in Oregon in 1843 with pioneer missionary Dr. Marcus Whitman. Nesmith held several public offices, including provisional government supreme court judge, state legislator, captain in the Cayuse, Rogue River, and Yakima Indian Wars, U.S. marshall, superintendent of Indian affairs, and U.S. senator. From the description of James Willis Nesmith papers, 1845-1885. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)....

Nesmith, James Willis,

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Bush, Asahel,

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