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Stark, Benjamin, 1820-1898

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George L. Curry correspondence relating to the Yakima War and the Rogue River War

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 895
Abstract

Correspondence of Oregon Territorial Governor George L. Curry (1820-1878) relating to the Yakima War and the Rogue River War of 1855-1856. Most of the correspondence, which relates to raising and supplying volunteers or to military orders, consists of drafts or office copies written on Curry's behalf by Benjamin Stark (1820-1898), who acted as Curry's aide-de-camp.

Dates: 1855 October-1856 May 29