Letter, n.d. : to S.A. Perkins, Tacoma, Washington.

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Letter, n.d. : to S.A. Perkins, Tacoma, Washington.

Typescript of Ezra Meeker's retracing of Oregon Trail by oxcart, with photo of Meeker and Theodore Roosevelt.

7 p. 1 copy photoprint; 18 x 22.5 cm.

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Hartman, John P. (John Peter), 1857-1945

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In the letter of 1944, Mr. John P. Hartman states that a Mr. G.S. Costello was cleaning up the papers in Mr. C.B. Bagley's home. When he was cleaning up the papers, he "discovered an old Seattle Chronicle of 1883" (April 21, 1883). The article relates the story of Mr. Villard's address when he appeared before the Seattle people concerning the extension of the Northern Pacific Railroad. This appears to be the transmittal letter for the donation of the article. Mr. Henry V...

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...

Perkins, Sidney Albert, 1865-1955

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