Across the continent on foot in 1859 : a record of personal experiences, [1902] / by H.C. Thompson.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Miller, Ellen

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Bancroft, Ashley A.

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Hale, Calvin H. (Calvin Henry), 1818-1887

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Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Washington Territory (1863-1864); in 1863 negotiated a treaty with the Nez Perce, substantially reducing their reservation as originally granted by a treaty of 1855; b. in Maine; moved to Portland, O.T., in 1851 and then to Olympia, W.T., 1852; elected to first territorial legislature, serving several terms; appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs for W.T., by President Lincoln in 1862. From the description of Calvin H. Hale letterbook and astr...

Thompson, Harlow Chittenden, 1837-1905.

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Harlow Chittenden Thompson, overland traveller and later merchant, was born in Dundee, Ill. in 1837. Thompson left his home in the spring of 1859 for California travelling across the continent having been hired to lead a herd of cattle and horses. Upon arrival in California, Thompson spent the next five years employed in various jobs in Washington and Idaho. Following his marriage to Ellen E. Miller, he returned to California to operate a general merchandise store. Thomp...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Yakima Agency

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Fort Simcoe established in 1856 on the Dalles Military Road, 38 miles southwest of present day Yakima. It remained an army post until 1859 when it became the headquarters for the Yakima Indian Agency. It also housed an Indian school; abandoned in 1923 but restored in 1953 by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Name also found: Fort Simcoe Indian Agency. From the description of Yakima Indian Agency, Fort Simcoe, Wash., records, 1859-1906 (bulk 1859-1894) (Washington Stat...