Oregon Territory
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Ewing family collection
Collection
Identifier: L323
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises personal and business papers from the Ewing family, particulraly the brothers William Griffith (W.G.) and George Washington (G.W.) Ewing and their companies in Fort Wayne, Indiana and numerous other locations in the Midwest, ranging from 1818-1887, regarding land speculation; the fur trade; trade and relations with Native Americans and Hoosier pioneers; the settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest; the development of Fort Wayne; state and national politics; and...
Dates:
1818-1889
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ewing family collection
Hubert Hawkins collection
Collection — Folder S1854
Identifier: S1854
Scope and Contents
The documents in this collection are copies of correspondence and other materials of George Washington and people in Indianapolis, Indiana as well as others, from historical research conducted by Hubert H. Hawkins. The documents, which span the period between 1776 and 1908, concern Indiana and U.S. history, regarding topics such as the Revolutionary War, Irish immigration, Oregon Territory and Texas, the Civil War, and an account of Kentucky politician Cassius M. Clay killing Cyrus Turner in...
Dates:
1776-1939
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hubert Hawkins collection
James G. Crow letter
Collection — Folder S0325
Identifier: S0325
Scope and Contents
The four page letter is a copy of the original which was in the possession of Paul Edward Armstrong, grandson of Mrs. Isabelle Fields Murray. Isabelle’s daughter, Mrs. Mary Murray Armstrong of Lynn, Indiana, donated the copy in 1969. The penmanship is legible. It is addressed to “Dear Mother,” except for the last page which has advice to little Daniel Catt, his seven-year-old nephew.James wrote to his mother that her other son Robert, whom he saw last week, hurt his eye “when he was...
Dates:
1857
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James G. Crow letter
Joseph Lane biography
Collection — Folder S0804
Identifier: S0804
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a two-page photostat of a handwritten narrative of Joseph Lane's life and political activities in Indiana that appeared in a magazine from 1858. The original papers are held by the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Dates:
circa 1858
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Lane biography
Thomas H. B. Sibel collection
Collection — Folder S2213
Identifier: S2213
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of letters written by Thomas H.B. Sibel and sent to his father and family from August 1861 to July 1863 during his service with the 20th Indiana Regiment during the U.S. Civil War. Other photocopied items in the collection include a June 11, 1843 letter sent to Aaron Black of Newtown, Indiana from his brother M. Black of Lawrenceburg; October 1853 letters written by William and Catharine Howe from Polk County, Oregon Territory and sent to friends in Newtown...
Dates:
1843-1863
