A. S. Farquharson reminiscence, 1917 and undated.

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A. S. Farquharson reminiscence, 1917 and undated.

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Seven undated typewritten chapters describing Farquharson's early life and experiences, particularly in the Puyallup area, and encounters with Ezra Meeker, an early pioneer; together with letter (1917) from Farquharson to Herbert Hunt, a historian, recounting an incident involving Ezra Meeker and R.C. Sproule and vigilante justice.

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Hunt, Herbert, 1869-

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Sproule, R. C.

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Farquharson, A. S., approximately 1842-

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Pioneer businessman; b. in Boston, Mass.; attended Andover College but left school to join Boston Light Infantry in 1862; in 1872 went to California and in 1875 to Washington Territory where he settled in Tacoma; invested in a barrel manufacturing operation at Puyallup and was, for many years, a staunch booster of that community. From the description of A. S. Farquharson reminiscence, 1917 and undated. (Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 221942797 ...

Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928

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Meeker was a pioneer on the wagon trail. From the description of Letter : Los Angeles, Calif., to Rolland A. Vandegrift, University of Southern California, 1924 April 28. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23367142 Ezra Meeker was an early pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart as a young man. Beginning in his 70s he worked tirelessly to memorialize the trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Meeker was born in H...

Knights of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of Minutes, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536651 From the guide to the Knights of Labor minutes, 1886, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Organized in Philadelphia in 1869 as a general labor organization to protect and promote American laborers. One of ther goals was to prohibit the importation of foreign labor under contract. In 1880's, California's local Assemblies worked to ban use of Chinese immigrants and to pr...