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From David Douglas to William Hooker
This document is an excerpt from a letter written by botanist David Douglas in October 1830. It was published in the Companion to the Botanical …
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From Frances Scott to Governor Tom McCall
This letter from Frances G. Scott to Governor Tom McCall was one of hundreds that poured into the governor’s office upon the defeat of the …
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From Frederick Mellis to Governor Chamberlain
This letter was written by Baker City businessman Frederick Mellis to Oregon Governor George Chamberlain on July 24, 1903. It discusses the mining industry’s opposition …
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From George Drouillard to his Sister
George Drouillard, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, wrote this letter to his sister on May 23, 1809. It was probably transcribed in …
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From Governor Charles Martin to James Bain
This letter from Oregon Governor Charles H. Martin to James R. Bain refers to a contentious dispute between competing labor unions and business owners that …
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From Granville Arnold to his Father
The 1850s were easily the bloodiest decade in the history of southwestern Oregon. While relations between whites and Indians in the Rogue Valley had long …
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From Horace Lyman to the Editor
Reverend Horace Lyman was a County School Commissioner in Portland and a strong advocate for public education. In this letter to the editor of the …
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From James Mullany to his Sister Mary, 1861
This letter was written by James Mullany to his sister Mary on November 28, 1861. He discusses his experience as a miner in Idaho during …
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From Jean Baptiste A. Brouillet
Catholic priest Jean Baptiste A. Brouillet wrote this letter to the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs on May 2, 1866. In it, Brouillet requested …
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From Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
As the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau holds a special place in the history of the American West. Charbonneau …
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