Papers, 1842-1908.

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Papers, 1842-1908.

Account ledgers, certificates, correspondence, deeds, financial records, legal documents, military records, receipts, and tax receipts.bCorrespondence (1853-1897) comprises about half of the collection material. Topics include estate and land claim of Israel Wright (More's father in law), Freemasonry, Chief Leschi, concern over More's safety during the Indian Wars of 1855-1856 and his activities as officer with First Washington Regiment of Volunteers, farming, and More and Wright family matters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8227462

Washington State Historical Society

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Wright, Israel.

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Freemasons.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Moore family.

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More family.

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Wright family.

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Leschi, Nisqually chief, -1858

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United States. Army. Washington Territorial Volunteers. Regiment, 1st

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More, Robert S. (Robert Smith), 1828-1904

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Pioneer, of Washington Territory; farmer and carpenter with homestead near Sumner, Wash.; b. in Scotland; immigrated to Thompsonville, Conn., where resided until he was 20; spent four years in Illinois, then moved to Willamette Valley, Ore., and in 1854 to Washington. From the description of Papers, 1842-1908. (Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 79379819 ...