Abstract Collection consists of original and transcribed records of the Oregon Provisional Government, which existed from 1843-1849, and of the Oregon Territorial Government, which existed from 1849-1859. Original records include promissory notes, court documents, land claim documents, a tax assessment roll, and a book of laws, while transcribed documents include records and correspondence about legislation, as well as the estate of Ewing Young, whose death without a will highlighted the need for a...