Why Did I Sell Spokane Falls, ca. 1910.

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Why Did I Sell Spokane Falls, ca. 1910.

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One handwritten manuscript "Why Did I Sell Spokane Falls" by Mrs. E. R. Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Downing. This manuscript may have actually been written by someone else, though it is about Babe Downing. The manuscript talks about the arrival of J. J. Downing, his wife and daughter, "Babe," who was the first white child in the region. According to the manuscript, the Downings arrived in 1870 along with Downing's partner, S. B. Scranton and started a sawmill. They sold their claim to a man named Benjamin, who did not pay the entire sum, so they took it over and then sold it to James Glover. There is a discussion in Durham's History of the City of Spokane about this manuscript and its inaccuracies, particularly the date of their arrival.

1 box (.10 linear ft.)

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8115718

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Bailey, Nellie Downing Scranton (Babe).

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Nellie (Babe) Downing was educated in Morris, Illinois and came to Spokane around 1871 with her parents at the age of fifteen. In 1875, she married her father's partner, S. B. Scranton in Santa Ana, California. They lived there for a few years and then moved to the Blue Mountains in Washington. She later married E. R. Bailey. From the description of Why Did I Sell Spokane Falls, ca. 1910. (Spokane Public Library). WorldCat record id: 743223900 ...

Scranton, S. B.

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Downing, J. (Joseph)

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