Thomas Smith letters [manuscripts], 1884-1908.

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Thomas Smith letters [manuscripts], 1884-1908.

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Collection includes: Manuscript letter to George H. Himes, 6 pp, June 3, 1908, naming the first settlers in the Umpqua River Valley; Manuscript letter to Harry L. Wells, an historian, 6 pp, September 13, 1884, recounting the history of Southern Oregon pioneers and lamenting the lack of a reliable published history of the area.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7966475

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Wells, Harry Laurenz, 1854-1940

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Smith, Thomas

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On August 21, 1775, the third revolutionary convention passed an ordinance establishing the office of state agent and commissary of stores to supervise the procurement, storage, and distribution of supplies needed by the army. William Aylett was appointed to the office. After he resigned in 1777 the office was divided, with Thomas Smith being appointed state agent and William Armistead commissary of stores. In 1776 assistant agents were appointed in Virginia, Europe, and the West Indies to overs...

Himes, George H., 1844-1940

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George H. Himes was the curator of the Oregon Historical Society. From the description of History of immigration to Oregon, undated. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 64446580 Historian, curator, and printer George Henry Himes was born on May 18, 1844 in Troy, Pennsylvania, and he came overland to the Oregon Territory with his family in 1853. They settled near Olympia, Washington, where Himes's father Tyrus took up farming. George...