Matthew P. Deady letters to William Meek [manuscript], 1861-1891.

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Matthew P. Deady letters to William Meek [manuscript], 1861-1891.

Letters from Matthew P. Deady to William Meek, 1861-1891, concerning Oregon and national politics and government, settlement in Oregon and California, legal cases, including the Dred Scott case and Deady family history.

.08 cubic feet (3 folders)

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Meek, William T.

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William T. Meek and Matthew Paul Deady were childhood friends. From the description of Matthew P. Deady letters to William Meek [manuscript], 1861-1891. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 681932153 From the guide to the Matthew P. Deady letters to William Meek, 1861-1891, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893

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Matthew Paul Deady, son of Daniel and Mary Ann (McSweeny) Deady, was born near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland on May 12, 1824. The Deady family worked a farm first in Maryland and, after 1828, in Wheeling, Virginia. Deady received his early education from his father and later at Wheeling's Lancasterian Academy. In 1837, three years after Mary Ann Deady's death, the family moved to Ohio. From 1841 to 1845 Deady was apprenticed to a blacksmith and, at the same time, attended Barnes...

Deady family

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