Joseph L. Meek papers [manuscripts], circa 1840-1904.

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Joseph L. Meek papers [manuscripts], circa 1840-1904.

Collection includes: Typescript copies of newspaper articles about Meek; Miscellaneous Meek family papers and correspondence, including photograph copy of a letter from Meek to J. G. Prentiss, July 8, 1848, regarding the Whitman Massacre; Photograph copy of document relating to the hanging of the convicted Cayuse Indian murderers of Marcus Whitman; 2 signal books, circa 1867; Photograph copy of petition to President Polk recommending Meek as U.S. Marshall, circa 1848; Certificate of appointment, U.S. Marshal, 1848; Warranty deed, 1882; Oversize folder contains: Champoeg monument memoriam, 1904.

.04 cubic feet (1 folder and 1 oversize folder)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7968072

Related Entities

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Prentiss, J. G.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j12w87 (person)

Meek, Joseph Lafayette, 1810-1875

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65d8rd1 (person)