James H. McMillen reminiscences [manuscript], 1910-1911.

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James H. McMillen reminiscences [manuscript], 1910-1911.

Manuscript reminiscences of James H. McMillen, 15 pp, 1910-1911, in the form of a letter to George Himes, regarding his journey to Oregon in 1845, acquaintance with John McLoughlin and Peter Skene Ogden, recollections of the Whitman massacre, Cayuse Indian War and early Portland, Oregon.

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Ogden, Peter Skene, 1790-1854

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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857

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Elwood Evans (1828-1898), born in Philadelphia, went to Oregon Territory in 1851 as deputy collector of customs at Nisqually. From 1859 to 1861, he served as mayor of the newly incorporated town of Olympia, Washington. In addition to his historical work, A History of the Pacific Northwest, he contributed many historical articles to local papers. From the guide to the Elwood Evans notebook, 1859-1882, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) ...

McMillen, James H., 1823-1913.

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James H. McMillen (1823-1913) was an Oregon pioneer of 1845, volunteer in the Cayuse Indian war and resident of Washington County, Oregon. From the guide to the James H. McMillen reminiscences, 1910-1911, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) James H. McMillen (1823-1913) was an Oregon pioneer of 1845, volunteer in the Cayuse Indian war and resident of Washington County, Oregon. In 1857 he was charged with the murder of Andrew Jackson Masters ...