Delazon Smith, Albany, O.T., letter to Aaron E. Wait September 13, 1855

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Delazon Smith, Albany, O.T., letter to Aaron E. Wait September 13, 1855

Delazon Smith setlled in Linn County in 1852 and was one of the first United States Senators from Oregon, elected in 1858. The four page letter is from Delazon Smith, Albany, O.T., to Aaron E. Wait, on Sept. 13, 1855. Advice on case of Lee vs. Summers.

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Delazon Smith came to Oregon in 1852, and settled in Linn County. He had political ambitions, served in the Territorial Legislature, and, with Joseph Lane, was first United States Senator from Oregon, elected in 1858. From the guide to the Delazon Smith letters to William H. Smith of Rochester, NY, 1857-1859, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) From the guide to the Delazon Smith, Albany, O.T., letter to Aaron E. Wait, September 13, ...