Alexander D. Birnie papers, 1865-1914.

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Alexander D. Birnie papers, 1865-1914.

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Records of a saloon keeper and postmaster of Cathlamet, Washington. Included are two volumes of Cathlamet post office accounts, 1868-1877 (in custom box), and 1892-1893; salmon account, 1899; saloon and other business records, 1897-1904; invoice record of James Birnie, 1864; and general bills and receipts.

.4 cubic feet (1 document case, 1 custom box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Birnie, Alexander, -1762

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Birnie, James.

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A native of Scotland, James Birnie (1800-1864) migrated to Canada in 1816. He was employed by the Northwest Company and sent to Spokane in the future Washington State, in 1818. After the Northwest Company's consolidation with the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821, Birnie held posts at Fort George (near present-day Astoria, Or.) and Fort Simpson in British Columbia. He returned to Fort George, where he headed the trading post there until 1845. In that year Birnie opened his own store in Cathlamet, Was...