Burch Family Papers 1821-1892 1846-1858

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Burch Family Papers 1821-1892 1846-1858

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The Burch Family Papers is a collection of 65 original letters of mostly handwritten correspondence to Benjamin Franklin Burch of Rickreall, Polk County, Oregon. Included with the correspondence are handwritten legal and financial records and documents.

2 linear feet

eng,

Western Oregon University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6378262

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Burch family

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Benjamin Franklin Burch was born on May 2, 1825 in Carlton County, Missouri. In 1845, he crossed the plains to Oregon, settling in Polk County. He was a teacher in the first school in Polk County, one of the earliest schools in Oregon. Burch served in the Oregon Territory Volunteer Militia in the Cayuse and Yakima Indian wars and attained the rank of captain. He was a delegate to the constitutional convention from Polk County in 1857 and served on the Military Affairs Co...

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Townshend, John

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