Report upon the territory of Oregon, 1842.

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Report upon the territory of Oregon, 1842.

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Typescript copy of report written by Charles Wilkes, commander of the U.S. expedition; describes the geography (land, mountains, water, climate), white settlement, Indians, commerce, and boundary of the Oregon Territory; mentions activities of missionaries and the Hudson's Bay Company; estimates the population (including Indians) in the region; advises against establishing a final boundary at the 49th parallel and recommends military occupation.

40 p.

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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United States exploring expedition (1838-1842)

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The United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes left U.S.A. Aug. 1838, returning July 1842. The ships in the expedition were the Flying Fish, Oregon, Peacock, Porpoise, Relief, Seagull and Vincennes. The expedition visited the Antarctic, Sydney Harbour, Bay of Islands, N.Z., various islands in the Pacific and areas on the coast of South America and U.S.A. From the description of Records [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845806 ...

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...

Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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