B. J. Pengra letters [manuscript], 1862-1873.

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B. J. Pengra letters [manuscript], 1862-1873.

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Letter from B. J. Pengra, Eugene, Oregon, to John A. Kasson, Post Master General, Washington, D.C., 1 p, 21 May 1862, requesting the suppression of "Oregon Weekly Union" and "Democratic Register" for disloyalty. On verso: Note by Kasson referring to a letter from J. W. Nesmith, 27 June 1862; Letter from B. J. Pengra, Portland, Oregon, to George F. Edmunds, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, D.C., 1 p, 18 December 1873, referring to a contract made between Attorney General Williams and Surveyor Meldrum in 1872.

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Williams, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1910

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