John McLoughlin papers, 1825-1856.

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John McLoughlin papers, 1825-1856.

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Papers (originals and contemporary copies) concerning his relations with American trappers and settlers, and his land claims in Oregon. Includes letters by Courtney M. Walker, Jessy Quinn Thornton, and Joseph Henry Brown, with copies of letters, 1840-1843, to and from Jason Lee, John Record, Francis Ermatinger, George Gary, Lansford W. Hastings, and Robert Shortess; circular letter addressed in McLoughlin's hand to "J.Q. Thornton, esq., Albany" and dated in the same hand; Oregon City, 24th Dec. 1853 (this copy, later given by Thornton to H.H. Bancroft, has in Thornton's hand, written in 1880, the substance of the more detailed reply he made to McLoughlin in 1853). Also includes certification, Dec. 13, 1851, by Edward Hamilton, Secretary, Oregon Territory, with territorial seal, of a portion of item no. 4.

Originals : 9 items ; 33 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (182 exposures) : negative (Rich. 106:2) and positive.

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