Robert Caufield letter to Robert Shortess [[manuscript], 1853 September 6.

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Robert Caufield letter to Robert Shortess [[manuscript], 1853 September 6.

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Letter from Robert Caufield, Oregon City, Oregon, to Robert Shortess, Astoria, Oregon, 1 p, 6 September 1853, regarding "Grace", a child Shortess recently sent to the Caulfields.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Caufield, Robert, 1805-1890.

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Shortess, Robert, 1797-1878.

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In 1839, Robert Shortess traveled to Oregon from Illinois and was soon converted to Christianity at the Willamette Mission. Later, he served as a member of the general committee in Oregon's Provisional Government and eventually settled near Astoria. Shortess served as Clatsop County Indian sub-agent and clerk of School District No. 4. From the description of Papers, 1843-1877. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 34302320 ...