John Colgate Bell papers [manuscript], 1868-1886.

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John Colgate Bell papers [manuscript], 1868-1886.

Collection includes handwritten (auto?)biography of Bell; letter from Asahel Bush to Bell, 1893 Mar. 7, with receipt for Oregon Statesman, 1855; receipt for contribution to the National Democratic Campaign Fund, 1888; commission papers for Missouri Militia, 1854; deed for property purchased by Bell in Salem, Or., 1868; and a certificate of appointment as Postmaster of Astoria, Or., signed by President Grover Cleveland, 1886 Feb. 19.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7956932

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Bell, John Colgate.

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Bush, Asahel, 1824-1913

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Asahel Bush was the publisher of the Oregon Statesman. From the description of Asahel Bush letter to John Colgate Bell [manuscript], 1893 Mar. 7. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 664125845 Asahel Bush Jr. (1824-1913) was a publisher, banker and Democratic political leader. From the guide to the Asahel Bush letter to Hugh D. O'Bryant, 1850 April 27, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) From the guide to the Asahel ...

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

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Grover Cleveland, born in Caldwell, NJ, 18 March 1837; moved to Buffalo, NY in 1855; Erie County Sheriff, 1871-1874; Mayor of Buffalo, 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-1884; President of the United States, 1885-1889, 1893-1897; married Frances Folsom, 1886; died at Princeton, NJ, 24 June 1908....

Missouri. Militia.

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