Quincy Adams Brooks papers, 1855-1889.

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Quincy Adams Brooks papers, 1855-1889.

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Five letters from Brooks to his wife (1855-1865); copies of abstracts of accounts for the Oregon and Washington Superintendency, U.S. Office of Indian Affairs; and detailed reports, orders, and letters written by officers of the 1st Brigade, Oregon Militia, during the Modoc Indian War, 1872-1873, including battle plans and lists of killed and wounded and describing actions and behavior of the men in battle. A typescript of the Modoc War materials is included.

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Lane County Museum

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs

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United States bureau with responsibility for Indian relations. From the description of Letter, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699812 Develops and implements, in cooperation with tribal governments, Native American organizations, other federal agencies, state & local governments, and other interested groups, economic, social, educational, and other programs for the benefit and advancement of Indian and Alaska native people. Established in 1824 within the War Dept...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Oregon and Washington Superintendency.

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Oregon. Militia. Brigade, 1st

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Brooks, Quincy A. (Quincy Adams), 1826-1908

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Quincy Adams Brooks crossed the Plains in 1851 to Olympia, Oregon Territory. A lawyer by training, he became the first prosecuting attorney north of the Columbia River. He also served as secretary to the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Washington Territory and Oregon, 1856-1860 and assistant quartermaster general of the Oregon State Militia during the Modoc War, 1872-1873. From the description of Quincy Adams Brooks papers, 1855-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 780164199 ...