Robert Huston Milroy papers, 1773-1893.

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Robert Huston Milroy papers, 1773-1893.

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This collection includes biographical information of Robert Huston Milroy and his family; deeds and receipts (1869-1889); personal correspondence, primarily among R.H. Milroy and his sons Robert Bruce and Walter J. regarding family matters, legal studies, land speculation, and Indian Agency business (1875-1893). It also includes certificates of appointment, correspondence, reports, and notes relating to Milroy's Indian Agency service in Washington Territory (1872-1889). Items of note include a letter from Puyallup Indian children placed in the Forest Grove Indian Training School, reports from the Yakama Indian Agency, and correspondence regarding Milroy's dismissal from his post as Indian Agent for the Yakama Reservation, and his efforts to gain compensation for related expenses.

.6 cubic feet (1 document case, 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Milroy, Robert Bruce

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Milroy, Mary Armitage

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