John Ball papers [manuscript], 1831-1876.

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John Ball papers [manuscript], 1831-1876.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/688491883

Collection includes: Manuscript and typescript letters from John and Lucy Ball to Amos Eaton, Eva Emery Dye, Hall Jackson kelley, Benjamin Silliman, Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth, etc.; Typescript diary of Ball's overland journey to Oregon in 1832 with Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth; Typescript copies of papers relating to meteorological observations and family affairs; Typescript copy of Ball's autobiography, 1874; Typescript articles and reports of geological expeditions in Oregon and Hawaii, including typescript and published copies of "Remarks upon the Geology... of the Country West of the Rocky Mountains..."; etc.

.08 cubic feet (4 folders)1 microfilm reel

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7974220

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Dye, Eva Emery, 1855-1947

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Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842

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Kelley, Hall J. (Hall Jackson), 1790-1874

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Propagandist and colonist. From the description of Hall J. Kelley papers, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980703 ...

Wyeth, Nathaniel J. (Nathaniel Jarvis), 1802-1856

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Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220 Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361 Educator and scientist. From the description of Papers of...

Ball, John, 1794-1884

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American author, explorer, lawyer, and politician. From the description of Papers, 1819-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122367839 From the guide to the John Ball papers, 1819-1932, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) John Ball (1794-1884) was the son of Nathaniel and Deborah Ball, who were early New England pioneers. He travelled extensively throughout his life after being educated at Dartmouth College. He farmed in N.H., was shipwrecked on the coast of Ga., and...

Ball, Lucy

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