Diary of James C. Bonar, 1887-1891.

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Diary of James C. Bonar, 1887-1891.

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This is a photocopy of the diary that James C. Bonar, one of the first settlers of the Entiat River Valley, WA. It is a diary of the second European man to settle in the Entiat Valley. The diary describes the frequent trips that Bonar makes to the town Orondo, WA , across the Columbia River. It includes a few notes about the births and deaths of the area. It also includes a description about Bonar's death and burial. The Diary is courtesy of his daughter, Irma Shamley. The photocopy was forwarded to the WSL from John Brown.

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 7302194

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Bonner family.

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Bonar family.

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Bonar, James Crayton, 1829-1892.

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James Crayton Bonar was born in 1829. It is unclear when Bonar made the journey to the Washington Territory but he was the second European settler in the Entiat River Valley in Washington Territory. From March 1887 through Dec. 1889 he kept a daily memorandum of his activities and the people he visited. In his diary he describes frequent trips to the town of Orondo, WA for supplies. Bonar went back to Minnesota and Indiana for the summer of 1890. On Sept. 27, 1892 Dr. & Mrs. Mead drove past ...

Shamley, Irma Bonar.

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Brown, John

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John Brown was a grocer and pharmacist in Warren, Ohio in the early 1800s. From the description of John Brown letter, 1817. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 137733474 John Brown was a Philadelphia miller. From the description of Account books, 1774-1787 (inclusive), 1774-1777, 1783-1787 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 151378247 John Brown was a private in Company E. of the 4th Massachusetts Infantry, which...