Robert Newell papers, 1829-1868.

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Robert Newell papers, 1829-1868.

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Papers include: Typescript copy of Robert Newell's diary (1868) recording his voyage with four Nez Perce Indian chiefs from Portland, Oregon to Washington, D.C. to procure amendments to Indian treaties, and return to Lawpai, Idaho; handscript copies of letters (1866-1867) written by Newell and William Gray to the editor of the Oregon Herald commenting on Gray's "History of Oregon"; Newell's account of the 1843 meeting at Champoeg meeting to form Oregon's provisional government; typescript copy of memorandum describing Newell's travels in Missouri (1829-1840); miscellaneous papers.

.10 cu. ft.Microfilm: 1 reel.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Newell, Robert, 1807-1869

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Robert Newell was a fur trapper, pioneer, State legislator, and Indian agent of Oregon. From the description of Memorandum of Robert Newell's travels in the territory of Missouri, 1829-1842. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 55674689 Robert Newell was a fur trapper, pioneer, Oregon State legislator, Indian agent, and a member of a commission sent by Oregon's Provisional Government to hold council with Indian tribes on the Columbia River after the Whitman ...

Gray, W. H. (William Henry), 1810-1889

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Dr. William Henry Gray, a physician and lay missionary for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, was born on May 10, 1810. In 1836, he joined Marcus Whitman and Henry H. Spalding to travel overland and establish a mission for the Indians of the Oregon Country. In 1837, Gray traveled east in order to obtain more recruits for the missions and returned the following year with his new bride, Mary Augusta Dix Gray. William Gray was also instrumental in the formation of Oregon's Pr...