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From Jesse Applegate to John Minto
This letter of December 12, 1883, was written by Oregon pioneer Jesse Applegate to pioneer and Oregon State legislator John Minto. Applegate was responding to …
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From J.F. Caples to Portland City Council
Oregon District Attorney J. F. Caples wrote this letter to the Portland City Council warning about the city’s violation of a state law banning the …
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From J.T. Dizney to Eva Emery Dye
This letter was written in 1903 by John T. Dizney, an employee of the Warm Springs Indian agency, to Eva Emery Dye, an Oregon City-based …
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From Neakahnie Mountain near Manzanita
This panoramic view looks south along the Oregon coastline from the steep slopes of Neahkahnie Mountain. It was photographed by Wesley Andrews, a producer of …
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From O.A. Stearns to George Himes
In this letter, Orson Avery Stearns predicts the future success of Klamath County’s large-scale reclamation projects and describes the “plenty of good range” available …
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From Peter French
In this 1884 letter, cattle baron Peter French requested 7,000 head of cattle for the nearly 200,000-acre ranch he operated in Harney County. California cattle ranchers …
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From Sergeant John Ordway to his Parents
This letter was written by Sergeant John Ordway to his parents on April 8, 1804. After briefly outlining the nature of the Expedition to his …
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From Treaty to Termination
The boundaries of the Klamath Indian Reservation have been disputed ever since the Treaty of 1864 reserved lands for the tribes in exchange for more …
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From W.R. Burner to Governor Olcott, 1923
This letter, written in 1923 by W. R. Burner of Holland, in Josephine County, to outgoing Oregon Governor Benjamin Olcott, hints at the social and …
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Front & Stark Streets, 1852
From the corner of Front and Stark, shown in this 1852 photograph, virgin timber is visible just a few blocks away. The mast of the …
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