Journal, 1855-1856.

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Journal, 1855-1856.

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Typescript copy of the journal of operations of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Washington Territorial Governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs; records Stevens' efforts at treating with the Indian tribes east of the Cascades, including the Blackfoot near Great Falls; includes details regarding the Indian Council at Walla Walla, Blackfoot Council at Fort Benton, and commencement of the Indian wars, 1855-1858; journal maintained by James Doty, secretary to Stevens; typescript prepared by William S. Lewis (1919).

162 p.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862

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Graduate of West Point who served in Mexican War. Indian agent, Governor and delegate to Congress for Washington Territory. Chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee in 1860. Major General in Union Army and killed at Chantilly, Va. in 1862. From the description of Letter, Aug. 9, 1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55662318 Born 1818 in Andover, Mass.; graduate of West Point; served in Mexican War, 1846-47; Indian agent for Washing...

Lewis, William S. (William Stanley), 1876-1941

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William Lewis came to Spokane Falls with his parents in 1884. He studied law at Stanford University and after graduating returned to Spokane to practice. Lewis was one of the founders of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society and served for a time as corresponding secretary. He published many articles on the early history of the Pacific Northwest and Inland Empire. With Naojiro Murakami, he co-edited and annotated "Ranald McDonald" in 1923. From the description of Papers, 19...

Doty, James, 1829-1857

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