Recollections, 1898.

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Recollections, 1898.

Typescript copy of reminiscences regarding the overland trek of Franklin Johnson and his family from St. Joseph, Missouri to the Willamette Valley, Oregon in 1845; narrates daily events, route traveled, weather conditions, and Indian contact during journey.

36 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7319841

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Johnson, Franklin, 1836-1916

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Son of Hezekiah Johnson, founder of Baptist missionary in Oregon. From the description of Recollections, 1898. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31488847 ...

Johnson, Hezekiah, 1799-1866

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Hezekiah Johnson was a contract surveyor of public lands throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. He also served as county surveyor or deputy surveyor for Clackamas County, OR between 1884-1920. In 1903 Johnson contracted with the Department of the Interior to survey the northern boundary of the Spokane Indian Reservation: the survey was completed in 1904. From the description of Papers, 1904. (Eastern Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 42688088 ...