Settlement of Willamette Valley : Salem, Oregon : ms., 1878.

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Settlement of Willamette Valley : Salem, Oregon : ms., 1878.

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Interview by H.H. Bancroft, supplementing Brown's Autobiography. Concerning the character of the Oregon settlers; Indian affairs; the Hudson's Bay Company; effect of California gold discovery on Oregon; the Provisional Government; early settlers and prominent men; steamboating on the Willamette; H.H. Spalding's Nez PerceĢ printing.

Originals : 34 leaves ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (34 exposures) : negative (Rich. 105:5) and positive.

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