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Henry W. Corbett statement and biographical material, 1878?-1888.
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Title:

Henry W. Corbett statement and biographical material, 1878?-1888

Creator/Contributor:

Corbett, Henry W. (Henry Winslow), 1827-1903, creator

Creator/Contributor:

History Company

Abstract:

Two letters to The History Company, Oct. 8 and 23, 1888, and drafts of the biography published in H.H. Bancroft's Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth, included.
With information concerning his trip to Oregon, 1851, via the Isthmus; experiences as a merchant and banker in Oregon; his political career.

Date:

1878 (issued)

Subject:

Corbett, Henry W. (Henry Winslow) -- 1827-1903 -- Archives
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Personal narratives
Banks and banking -- Oregon
Panama, Isthmus of (Panama)
Oregon -- Politics and government

Note:

Prepared for Chronicles of the Builders.
Also available on microfilm.
Henry W. Corbett statement and biographical material, BANC MSS P-A 110, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

print
4 folders
partial microfilm reel (42 exposures) : negative (Rich. 105:17) and positive (Film P-A, reel 13)

Language:

English

Origin:

Oregon