Crawford, Medorem, 1819-1891
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Henry Brown papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1002
Abstract
Papers of an emigrant to Oregon, and later historian, including an account of his overland journey to Oregon in 1847, correspondence, notes, scrapbooks, records of Oregon Farmers' Union conventions, and notes and drafts for his book, "Political History of Oregon" (1892).
Dates:
1842-1924
Medorem and John D. Crawford papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 191
Abstract
Papers of and relating to Medorem Crawford (1819-1891) and his brother John D. Crawford (1824-1877). Medorem Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1842, held a number of political offices, and commanded military escorts for emigrants to Oregon during the U.S. Civil War. John D. Crawford emigrated to Oregon in 1847, served as a commissary officer during the Cayuse War, and worked in the mercantile business in Champoeg, Oregon, in the 1850s.
Dates:
1842-1903; Majority of material found within 1842-1878
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- Diaries 1
- Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Government relations -- 19th century 1
- Military 1
- Oregon 1
- Oregon -- History -- 19th century 1
- Oregon -- Politics and government -- 19th century 1
- Oregon -- Politics and government -- History -- 19th century 1
- Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States 1
- Politics and Politicians 1
- Scrapbooks 1
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
- autobiographies (literary genre) 1
- correspondence 1
- diaries 1
- research (documents) 1
- scrapbooks 1 ∧ less
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