John Minto correspondence with Mollie Mayo, and related papers [manuscript], 1880-1996 (bulk 1902)

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John Minto correspondence with Mollie Mayo, and related papers [manuscript], 1880-1996 (bulk 1902)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271676119

Contains: letter from John Minto to Mollie Mayo, February 15, 1902, enclosing Minto's 14 page manuscript on the Minto trail, titled "The rediscovery of a forgotten trail" (published in the Daily Oregon Statesman on August 10, 1902, as "The Minto trail"); letter from Minto to Mayo, August 11, 1902; letter from John Denton to John Minto, September 10, 1902; letter from Michael G. Schmeer to Alfred C. Jones, February 17, 1996, with historical background on Minto and the Berry family; copies of two stock certificates from the Marion and Wasco Stock Wagon Road Company, 1880; and genealogical information on the Berry and Mayo families.

.05 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Berry family.

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Denton, John H. (John Henry)

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Mayo family.

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Marion and Wasco Stock and Wagon Road Company (Or.)

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Mayo, Mollie

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Schmeer, Michael G.

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Minto, John, 1822-1915

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John Minto was born in England and arrived in Oregon in 1844, settling south of Salem where he was a pioneer in the sheep industry. He served four terms in the State Legislature (1862, 1868, 1880, and 1890), organized the first Oregon State Fair, served as Secretary of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture, was active in Oregon forestry and conservation groups, and helped survey the Minto and Santiam mountain passes. From the guide to the John Minto papers, 1864-1912, (Oregon Histor...