Government and the emigration to Oregon : San Francisco, 1879.
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Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902
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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...
White, Elijah, 1806-1879
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Dr. Elijah White, pioneer physician and sub-Indian agent, was born in 1806 in New York state. In 1836, White was appointed by the Methodist Church to serve as a doctor at Jason Lee's Willamette Mission. He served at the mission until 1841, when he disagreed with Lee regarding mission policy and resigned, returning east by ship. In 1842, he was commissioned sub-Indian agent of Oregon by the federal government. His responsibilities as Indian agent concerned primarily the Nez PerceĢ and Cayuse trib...
