Thomas McArthur Anderson letters [manuscript], 1890-1891.

Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898

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Augur was born in Kendall, New York. He moved with his family to Michigan and entered West Point in 1839. Augur graduated in 1843 in the same class as General of the Army Ulysses S. Grant. Following his graduation, Augur served as aide-de-camp to Generals Hopping and Cushing during the Mexican–American War, and during the 1850s took an active part in the campaigns of the western frontier against the Yakima and Rogue River tribes of Washington and, in 1856, against the Oregon Indians. In Oregon, ...

McKay, William C.

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Beaver, Herbert, 1800-1858

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Herbert Beaver served as chaplain for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 32407371 ...

Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...

Anderson, Thomas McArthur, 1836-1917

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American army officer. From the description of Report signed : Ringold Barracks, Texas, to the Acting Asst. Inspector General of Texas, 1872 May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132676 General Thomas Anderson, was colonel of the 14th Infantry and in command at Vancouver Barracks for many years. From the description of Army episodes and anecdotes; or Life at Vancouver Barracks. The romance and the reality of the frontier /by Thomas McArthur Anderson, 1853-1893...

Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847

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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman served as missionaries to the Cayuse Indians at Waiilatpu (near Walla Walla, Washington) from 1836 until they were murdered in 1847. They operated under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Letters, 1834-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911271 Marcus Whitman was born on September 4, 1802 in Rushville, New York. His father's early death necessitate...