Andrew Jackson Smith letter to E.D. Townsend [manuscript], 1855 July 17.

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Andrew Jackson Smith letter to E.D. Townsend [manuscript], 1855 July 17.

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Photocopy of letter discussing situation at Fort Lane, Oregon Territory. Includes a hand drawn map and a birds-eye sketch of the fort.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7960657

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Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893

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Edward Davis Townsend (August 22, 1817 – May 10, 1893) was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1869 to 1880. The son of David S. & Eliza (Gerry) Townsend and grandson of Vice President Elbridge Gerry, Townsend was educated at Boston's Latin School before graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1837. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Second U. S. Artillery and served as that regiment's adjutant and participating in the Second Seminole War and the relocati...

Smith, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1897.

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