William M. King papers, 1832-1873.

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William M. King papers, 1832-1873.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65223874

The collection consists of correspondence, specifications, contracts, accounts of costs, bills, receipts, and papers relating to a lawsuit concerning the Erie Canal. Also included are pocket notebooks; accounts of the Portland mercantile firms of Butler & King, and King & Kittredge, a supplier for the construction of the Oregon's first penitentiary; and papers relating to King's partnership with Hiram Hammon, with whom he contracted for work on the Pennsylvania extension of the Erie Canal, the Chenango Canal, and the St. Lawrence Canal. Of special note is a toll book, 1850, of the Portland ferry across the Willamette River, and King's estate papers.

2 cubic feet (3 document cases, 1 custom box)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7943066

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Hammon, Hiram

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King, William M., 1800-1869

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William M. King was a merchant, civic leader, and territorial legislator of Portland, Oregon. A native of Danbury, Connecticut, King was identified with a number of enterprises in the northeast, including the Pennsylvania extension of the Erie Canal and a sawmill at DeWitt, New York. He brought his family overland from Missouri to Oregon in 1848, settling at the new town site of Portland and starting a sawmill. He entered the mercantile business with various partners, including George Kittredge,...

Hammon & King

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Lownsdale, Daniel H., 1803-1862.

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Daniel H. Lownsdale (1803-1862) was one of the founders of Portland, Oregon. From the guide to the Daniel H. Lownsdale letter to Aaron E. Wait, February 1, 1853, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

Butler, Joseph Bradley Varnum, 1809-1879.

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Portland & Valley Plank Road Company

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King & Kittredge

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Kittredge, George, fl. 1854-1855.

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Butler & King

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