William C. McKay letter to E. N. Gillingham [manuscript], 1869 September 2.

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William C. McKay letter to E. N. Gillingham [manuscript], 1869 September 2.

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Letter from William C. McKay, The Dalles, Oregon, to E. N. Gillingham, 2 pp, 2 September 1869, regarding supplies purchased by Indian agent J. W. P. Huntington.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Gillingham, E. N.

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McKay, W. C. (William Cameron), 1824-1893

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William C. McKay, physician and military guide, was born (March 18, 1824) at Astoria, Oregon. McKay, who was half-Indian and whose father was employed by the Pacific Fur Company, was the step-grandson of Dr. John McLoughlin. He commanded a group of Warm Springs Indians that served as scouts for the U.S. Army in a campaign against the Snake and Paiute Indians in 1866-1868. He was appointed on several occasions to serve as doctor at both the Warm Springs and Umatilla reservations. From...

Huntington, John Webster Perit, 1831-1869.

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John Webster Perit Huntington was born July 5, 1831 in Norwich, Connecticut and died June 3, 1869 at the age of 37. He sailed around Cape Horn in 1850, settling in Yoncalla, Umpqua (now Douglas) County, Oregon in 1852. He was elected to the state legislature in 1860 and appointed Oregon's Superintendent of Indian Affairs in 1863. As superintendent, Huntington played a significant role in securing treaties with the Warm Springs and Snake tribes. He was also part owner of a "Unionist" paper in the...