Fones Wilbur diary, 1855-1866.

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Fones Wilbur diary, 1855-1866.

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Manuscript diary of a farmer, carpenter, businessman, school teacher, and temperance activitist in the Silverton, Or., area. Entries document Fones Wilbur's business, carpentry, farming, and political activities, as well as his active participation in the Sons of Temperance. Wilbur's daily entries from 1855-1866 also document the lives of his neighbors and the interdependence of early settlers in Oregon. He notes his purchases, prices, and weather information. The suede leather-bound volume imprinted with "F. Wilbur" on the cover started life as a ledger, 1840-1841, Saratoga, N.Y. , but many of these pages were removed. Someone later used the pages as a scrapbook in which to paste newspaper clippings. Some clippings were removed at some point, but part of the diary pages are obscured.

0.25 linear ft. (1 document case)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Republican Party (Or.)

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King, Wilburn Hill, 1839-1910

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Davenport, Florinda.

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Sons of Temperance of North America

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Wilbur, Fones, fl. 1855-1866.

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Little is known of Fones Wilbur's life outside of his diary entries. He owned and farmed land in the Silverton, Or., area; operated a store in partnership with Wilburn King, ca. 1855-1857; partnered with Timothy Davenport on a sheep raising operation; did carpentry work for many of his neighbors; taught school, probably at Bethany, near Silverton; and was officer, organizer, and lecturer for the Sons of Temperance. He also was active in Republican politics, serving as a delegate to the Territori...

Davenport, T.W. (Timothy Woodbridge).

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