Thurston family papers [manuscript], circa 1840-1880.

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Thurston family papers [manuscript], circa 1840-1880.

Papers, circa 1840-1880, of Samuel R. Thurston and his wife, Elizabeth F. Includes: correspondence, 1844-1852; documents, including contracts, commissions, deeds, papers regarding the death and estate of Samuel Thurston and other matters; miscellaneous manuscript material, including addresses, essays, biographical data, and a diary of Samuel's trip from Portland, Oregon, to Jamaica, 1849.

.45 cubic feet (1 document case)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8114281

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Thurston, Samuel Royal, 1816-1851

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Blain was a Presbytarian minister and the editor of the newspaper "Oregon Spectator," 1849 Oct. 4 - 1850 Sept. 5. From the description of Samuel R. Thurston letters to Wilson L. Blain [manuscript], 1850. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 669500711 Lawyer, member of Congress from Oregon Territory. From the description of ALS and receipt : Washington, D.C., 1850. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617165 ...

Thurston family.

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Samuel Thurston was a native of Maine who came to Oregon in 1847. He lived in the Hillsboro area, practiced law, and served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature. He was the territory's first delegate to the U.S. Congress and opposed African-American immigration to Oregon. From the description of Thurston family papers [manuscript], circa 1840-1880. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 741858215 ...

Thurston, Elizabeth Fulton, 1948-

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