William Winlock Miller collection [microform], 1845-1883.

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William Winlock Miller collection [microform], 1845-1883.

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Correspondence and papers of William Winlock Miller, who held numerous government positions in Washington Territory, including serving as Superintendent of Indian Affairs beginning in 1861. Also includes papers from other Pacific Northwest pioneers, including Governor Isaac I. Stevens, and Elwood Evans.

16 boxes.

University of Idaho Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7527294

University of Idaho 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...

Miller, William Winlock, 1822-1876

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General William Winlock Miller was appointed surveyor of customs at Port Nisqually in 1851 and traveled overland from Illinois to Oregon arriving at Puget Sound in October. He settled in Olympia where he was twice elected mayor. Acting Governor Mason appointed Miller quartermaster general during the 1856-57 Indian wars. From the description of Accounts, 1845-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126628 William Winlock Miller (1822-1876): Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue f...

Evans, Elwood, 1828-1898

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Elwood Evans was born about 1828. By the early 1850's he was living in Olympia, WA. He was one of the first attorneys to practice in Olympia. As one of the early pioneers of Thurston County, WA, he was very active in political life holding many local offices. He was elected to the first Legislative Assembly in Washington Territory. In December 1862, he was appointed Secretary of Washington Territory and served William T. Pickering, Governor. Because his appointment wasn't accompanied by a bond, ...