Letter, 1864.

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Letter, 1864.

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Letter (August 8, 1864) written by Joseph S. Wilson, Corvallis, Oregon, to G.P. Usher concerning the discovery of a harbor on the Oregon coast; Wilson recommends that surrounding land be sold as a town site; doubts that the town's location "within the [Siletz] Indian reservation" will prevent its eventual development.

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Usher, G. P.

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Wilson, Joseph S.

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Joseph S. Wilson served as Commissioner of the General Land Office, U.S. Department of the Interior, in 1867. From the description of Land reports from Sonora County, Calif., 1867. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 669982890 Joseph Wilson was Commissioner of the United States General Land Office. From the description of Report of the Commissioner exhibiting on outline of the U.S. surveying system, in reference to t...