John Owen papers, 1849-1881.

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John Owen papers, 1849-1881.

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John Owen's letterbook contains copies of his letters and documents relating to his work as a Flathead Indian agent, St. Mary's mission and Fort Owen, relations between the Indians and the Catholic missions and the white settlers, the Hudson's Bay Company, Indian wars, and Fort Owen. His account book for the Oregon Rifles contains pencil sketches of acquaintances.

1 v. (198 p.) ; 32.5 cm.1 v. (69 p.) ; 31 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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United States. Army. Mounted Rifle Regiment.

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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...

Owen, John, 1818-1889

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John Owen came to the northwest in 1849 with the Oregon Rifles and became their sutler at Cantonment Loring. In 1850 he settled as a trader in Bitter Root Valley and two years later he purchased St. Mary's Mission where he built Fort Owen. He served as a special agent to the Flathead Indians, from 1856 to 1862. After 1871, he lived in a hospital at Helena, Montana and later he went to live with relatives in Philadelphia. From the description of John Owen papers, 1849-1881. (Unknown)....