J. Quinn Thornton papers 1837-1929 1860-1874

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J. Quinn Thornton papers 1837-1929 1860-1874

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Papers of an Oregon lawyer, jurist, and author who came overland to the west coast in 1846. Includes correspondence, notes, legal papers, manuscripts of essays, a scrapbook. Many of the items relate to Thornton's research on Dr. John McLoughlin and the Hudson's Bay Company.

.8 cubic feet (2 document cases)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Thurston, Samuel Royal, 1816-1851

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