Papers, 1822-1864.

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Papers, 1822-1864.

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Papers include: Certificate of appointment as territorial governor of Oregon; correspondence (1832-1864); diary (1850) while on board the ship "Supply"; letterbooks (1849-1855); Cayuse Indian War claims (1849-1853); accounts of Rogue River Indians and Indian trade; private receipts and account books (1822-1857); Oregon petitions, as well as materials concerning the territorial library and the Mexican War.

Microfilm: 4 reels.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857

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Lawyer, soldier, aide-de-camp to General Winfield Scott, territorial governor of the Oregon territory. Gaines was born in Augusta Co. Va. and moved with his family to Boone Co. Ky. shortly thereafter. He served in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. In 1850 President Taylor appointed him governor of the Oregon Territory. He died in Oregon in 1857. From the description of Papers, 1832-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536766 John Pollard Gaines was born (September 22, ...