Conflicts with Indians in Oregon, 1928.

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Conflicts with Indians in Oregon, 1928.

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Typescript copy of a speech delivered by William H.C. Bowen before the Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, October 11, 1928; discusses Indian character and the history of conflict between whites and Indians in Oregon (1825-1878), including the role of the Hudson's Bay Company and the military campaigns of Philip H. Sheridan.

21 p.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Sheridan claimed he was born in Albany in the State of New York, the third child of six of John and Mary Meenagh Sheridan, Irish Catholic immigrants from the parish of Killinkere in County Cavan, Ireland. He grew up in Somerset, Ohio. Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough neck to hang him, an...

Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...

Bowen, William H. C.

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