George Law Curry papers, 1848-1877.

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George Law Curry papers, 1848-1877.

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Letters and related materials of a governor of the Oregon Territory. Most letters were written in 1855 and 1856 during the Rogue River and Yakima Indian wars, and while Curry was governor. Also includes some personal, family, and political letters, some to General Joseph Lane, and biographical materials. contains land certificate, 1860; and printed broadside containing a poem by Curry, 1841.

.5 cubic ft. (1 document case, 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Curry, Geo. L. (George Law), 1820-1878

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George Law Curry (July 2, 1820 – July 28, 1878)served as a representative to the legislature and as Territorial Secretary before appointment as the last Governor of the Oregon Territory. From the guide to the George Law Curry correspondence, 1855-1856, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) A native of Philadelphia, George Law Curry (1820-1878) lived on his parents' farm near Harrisburg, Pa., until the death of his father in 1829. In 18...

Oregon Territory. Governor (1854-1859 : Curry)

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Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881

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Joseph Lane was born in North Carolina December 14, 1801, and moved to Kentucky when he was three years old. At age fourteen Lane moved away from his family to Indiana. At the age of twenty-one Lane married Mary Hart Polly. The couple had eight children. From 1822 to 1846, Lane served in the Indiana State Legislature. After serving in the war against Mexico, where he became a major-general in 1847, he accepted the position as Territorial Governor of Oregon. Lane was sworn in as Governor on March...