John Miller Drake papers, 1862-1912.

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John Miller Drake papers, 1862-1912.

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Papers include: Supply records, orders, and letters (1862-1865) of the 1st Oregon Cavalry; typescript copies of letters (February 23, 1864-March 24, 1865) received by Captain John M. Drake at Fort Dalles; typescript copy of Drake's journal (1864) describing a campaign against the Snake Indians in Eastern Oregon; "The Oregon Cavalry" (1906), article written by John M. Drake; building agreements and accounts (1888) for three Portland houses; legal documents (1865-1909); business correspondence (1876-1895) for the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company; private account books (1871-1912); Portland Board of Trade receipts (1870-1871).

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Drake, John M (John Miller), 1830-1913

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Member of the Oregon Cavalry during the Civil War; campaigned against the Snake Indians of Eastern Oregon; commanded Fort Boise, Idaho, in 1865; later employed by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. in Portland, Oregon; from 1894 until his death in 1913 a resident of San Jose, California. From the description of Papers, 1864-1906. (Idaho State Historical Society Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 42927789 John Miller Drake was born December 31, 1830 in Stroudsbur...

Portland Board of Trade (Portland, Or.)

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Oregon Railway and Navigation Company

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Incorporated in 1879, the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company carried agricultural and mining freight on two mail lines; Portland to Huntington, Oregon and Pendleton, Oregon to Winona, Washington. By 1890 it owned over 642 miles of track, but in 1896 it was sold to the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. From the description of Timetables, 1881-1903. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 48757673 ...

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