John Montgomery papers, 1850-1875.

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John Montgomery papers, 1850-1875.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/172785864

Collection is fragmentary but provides interesting insights into the life of a young Scottish immigrant and Hudson's Bay Company employee in the Oregon and later Washington territories.

24 items.

Washington State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6919145

Washington State Historical Society

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Montgomery, John, approximately 1817-

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Born in Scotland; emigrated to Oregon Territory (later Washington Territory) in 1838; employed by Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Nisqually, Wash., in 1851; when Indian Wars broke out in 1855, offered his barn as storehouse for military supplies. This became known as Camp Montgomery and became a post of some importance in Pierce County, Wash. From the description of John Montgomery papers, 1850-1875. (Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 172785864 ...

Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...

Montgomery family.

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