contains letters to and from Charles G. Harker, who served at Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, in 1859, and with the Northwest Boundary Commission as escort. The following are listed by file, file titles in quotes reflect caption on bundle at accessioning: letter, Assist. U.S. Treasurer, 1857; Boundary Commission letter, 1857; "Official Letters," May - June 1859; "Official Letters," July - August 1859; "Official Letters," Sept.-Oct. 1859; "Official Letters," Nov.-Dec. 1859; "Quartermaster Papers--Camp Oseyoos, W.T., for the month of August 1859"; invoices, etc. NW Boundary Commission Escort, 1859; "Account Current for 2nd Quarter, 1859"; "Quartermasters' papers for October 1859"; letter book for Lt. Harker, May-Dec. 1859; "Memoranda of [?] provisions in July 1859"; "Account Current of Qr'Master funds - 4th Quarter-1859 - A"; "Account current of Qr'Master funds - 4th Quarter-1859 - B"; "Account current of Qr'Master funds - 4th Quarter-1859 - C"; Quartermaster correspondence, 1859; receivables, etc., 1861; correspondence, Col. Harker, 1862; and "Letter to Archer", 1869. contains: one (1) photocopied image of Charles G. Harker; military history of Charles G. Harker; and list of family/descendants of Charles G. Harker, including Asa Harker who built the Harker Bldg in Portland, Oregon's "Old Town" district.
