Papers of Benjamin Franklin Dowell, 1855-1895.

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Papers of Benjamin Franklin Dowell, 1855-1895.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122499619

Collection contains letters, a letterbook, documents, and manuscripts related to Oregon politics and government, transportaion (including some material on pack trains, mail routes and railroads), and Indian Wars (including the Rogue River Indian War).

277 pieces.4 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736924

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Dowell, Benjamin Franklin, 1826-1897.

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Dowell moved to Portland, Oregon in 1850, and then to Jackson in 1852, finally moving back to Portland in 1855. He took part in the Rogue River Indian War in 1853 and the Yakima War in 1855. He operated a pack train from Wilamette Valley to the gold mines and bought and edited the Oregon Sentinel. From the description of Overland journey by ox team from St. Joseph, Missouri, to California /by Benjamin Franklin Dowell, 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702125764 Benjamin F...