Elwood Evans papers, 1841-1894.

McKinlay, Archibald, 1811-1891.

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Abernethy, Alexander S. (Alexander Smith)

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Alexander S. Abernethy, who came to Oregon in 1850, was a member of the second legislative assembly of Washington Territory and of the Constitutional Convention of 1878. From the description of Letter: to H. A. Goldsborough /by Alexander S. Abernethy, 1860 Nov 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80555308 From the description of Letter: to H. A. Goldsborough / by Alexander S. Abernethy, 1860 Nov 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127516 ...

Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...

Kapus, William, d. 1901.

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Hudson's Bay Company

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The Hudson's Bay Company began in 1670, and by the 1820s it had expanded to the Pacific Northwest. John McLoughlin served as the head of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia district. In this position, which McLoughlin held for twenty-one years, he oversaw the company's operations throughout the entire Pacific Northwest. Researching the role Dr. McLoughlin played in the history of the Hudson's Bay Company were Robert C. Clark and Burt B. Barker. Both were historians at the University of Oregon wh...

Evans, Elwood, 1828-1898

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Elwood Evans was born about 1828. By the early 1850's he was living in Olympia, WA. He was one of the first attorneys to practice in Olympia. As one of the early pioneers of Thurston County, WA, he was very active in political life holding many local offices. He was elected to the first Legislative Assembly in Washington Territory. In December 1862, he was appointed Secretary of Washington Territory and served William T. Pickering, Governor. Because his appointment wasn't accompanied by a bond, ...

Leschi, Nisqualli chief, d. 1858.

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Yelm Jim.

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Parker, Samuel J.

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Physician. From the description of Samuel J. Parker papers, [ca. 1892]-1895. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63934796 From the guide to the Samuel J. Parker papers, [ca. 1892]-1895., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) Parker wrote from Ithaca, New York. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1897. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226237646 ...

Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862

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Graduate of West Point who served in Mexican War. Indian agent, Governor and delegate to Congress for Washington Territory. Chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee in 1860. Major General in Union Army and killed at Chantilly, Va. in 1862. From the description of Letter, Aug. 9, 1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55662318 Born 1818 in Andover, Mass.; graduate of West Point; served in Mexican War, 1846-47; Indian agent for Washing...

Frost, John, fl. 1857.

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Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874

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Reverend Henry Harmon Spalding, pioneer Presbyterian missionary in the Oregon Territory, was born on November 26, 1803 in New York. In 1836, after successfully applying for an appointment under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Spalding traveled overland to Oregon with his first wife, Eliza Hart Spalding, and Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Later that year he founded the Nez Percé Indian mission at Lapwai, where he remained until the Whitman Massacre in 1847...

Victor, Frances Fuller, 1826-1902

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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) ...

Eells, Myron, 1843-1907

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Reverend Myron Eells (1843-1907), youngest son of Reverend Cushing Eells, was missionary to Indians at Skokomish. From the description of Letters : to Honorable A. Hinman / by Myron Eells, 1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127639 From the description of Notes, [after 1884]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127641 From the description of Letters : to Honorable A. McKinlay / by Myron Eells, 1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127640 Born in Spokane...