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The Whitman massacre; and early history of Oregon, 1839-1848.
BANC MSS P-A 322LOCAL
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Title:

The Whitman massacre; and early history of Oregon, 1839-1848

Creator/Contributor:

Burnett, Peter H. (Peter Hardeman), 1807-1895

Creator/Contributor:

Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874

Creator/Contributor:

Griffin, John S. (John Strother), 1816-1898

Creator/Contributor:

Smith, Sidney.

Creator/Contributor:

Gray, W. H. (William Henry), 1810-1889

Creator/Contributor:

Chapman, Lucinda Bewley.

Creator/Contributor:

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Abstract:

Copies of original Mss. or transcript: (1) Letters of Peter H. Burnett and Henry H. Spalding to J.S. Griffin of The Oregon American, 1848; (2) Overland diary of Sidney Smith with Farnham's party, 1839; (3) Sketches of early Oregon history and the Whitman Massacre by Willaiam Henry Gray, 1848; (4) Excerpts from a narrative by Mrs. William Chapman (Lucinda Bewley); and (5) President Franklin Pierce's Executive Order of September 11, 1844, respecting a lighthouse.

Date:

1839 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-or
Oregon American
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Lighthouses -- Oregon
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
Lighthouses
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Oregon -- History
Oregon -- Histoire
Oregon
Farnham's Party

Note:

Also available on microfilm.
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.
Location of originals unknown.

Type:

History.

Physical Description:

[67] leaves ; 45 cm
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 106:12) and positive

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS P-A 322LOCAL

Origin:

Oregon

Copyright Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.