Forbes Barclay family correspondence, 1840-1873.

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Forbes Barclay family correspondence, 1840-1873.

Collection comprises correspondence and legal documents of the Forbes Barclay family, including letters from family in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland and documents regarding a land claim in Oregon City, Or. contested by James Douglas. Peter Skene Ogden helped Barclay by negotiating the contested land claim.

.1 linear ft. (2 folders)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7626570

University of Oregon Libraries

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Barclay, Forbes 1812-1873.

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Forbes Barclay (1812-1873) was a physician with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver, Wash. and later mayor of Oregon City, Or. From the description of Forbes Barclay family correspondence, 1840-1873. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 505248967 ...

Douglas, James.

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Barclay family

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Ogden, Peter Skene

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