Manuscripts of Israel Mitchell, 1857-ca.1924.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Manuscripts of Israel Mitchell, 1857-ca.1924.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/298468788

Four of these five manuscripts were written by Israel Mitchell. These include a speech about agriculture, a manuscript on religion, science and astronomy and two items about slavery. Of the latter two items, the first is a poem written circa 1860 against the institution of slavery, which mentions the abolitionist John Brown. The other is a handwritten copy of a speech Mitchell gave before the Oregon legislature in 1857 regarding both slavery and the Oregon constitution; Mitchell is arguing that Oregon should enter the United States as a free state. He also talks about abolitionists and the United States constitution. The fifth item is a group of notes on Mitchell family genealogy (with mention of Mitchell's grand-uncle Daniel Boone).

5 items.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7276526

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Brown, John, 1800-1859

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kf2n06 (person)

John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mg7r00 (person)

Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was a pioneer land settler, Indian fighter and he served in military and political positions in Kentucky. At the time this letter was written, he was on the verge of losing his many tracts of land because the titles were improperly entered. From the description of Letter : to Charles Yanc[e]y, Luecy [i.e. Louisa] County, 1785 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122602570 Indian fighter and scout. From the description of Daniel Boone pa...

Mitchell, Israel

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hh6z1z (person)

Israel Mitchell, a grand-nephew of Daniel Boone, was born in Kentucky in 1796. He moved to Oregon Territory in 1847 as part of a wagon train. There Mitchell had a variety of jobs from civil engineer to judge, until he was elected to the legislature of the state. He died near Portland, Oregon in 1873. From the description of Manuscripts of Israel Mitchell, 1857-ca.1924. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 298468788 ...