Garrett B. Hunt Papers 1907-1916

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Garrett B. Hunt Papers 1907-1916

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Amateur historian, of Spokane, Wash. Research notes (1907-1908), including correspondence with survivors of the Wright-Steptoe (George Wright/Edward J. Steptoe) campaign during the Coeur d'Alene War, 1858; report (1916) of an Eastern Washington State Historical Society committee, of which Hunt was a member, relating to the location of the Battle of Four Lakes, near Spokane, Sept. 1, 1858; and his published book (n.d.). Indian Wars of the Inland Empire

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society

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Steptoe, Edward Jenner, 1816-1865

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Wright, George, 1803-1865

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George Wright was an American soldier who served in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was born in Vermont in 1803 and died at sea on July 30, 1865. Wright attended West Point and graduated in 1822. He fought in the Mexican-American with the 8th infantry, and after being wounded was given the rank of colonel. In 1858 Wright oversaw the re-construction of Fort Dalles in Oregon Territory, and while in the Northwest also participated in the Yakima War and the Battle of Four Lak...

Hunt, Garrett B., 1867-1931

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Garrett Hunt was an amateur historian who had an interest in the Four Lakes battle of 1 September 1858 near Spokane. In 1916 he was appointed by the Spokane Historical Society to serve on a committee that would attempt to locate the site of the battle. From the guide to the Garrett B. Hunt Papers, 1907-1916, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives) ...