Photostatic reproductions of: indictments for Telokite (written as Telakite), Tomahas, Isiaasheluckas (also written as Isiaachelucas), Clokomas, and Kiamasumkin for involvement in the Whitman killings; jury's verdict finding defendants guilty; and defendants' statements prior to their executions; with certificate from Clackamas County Circuit Court Clerk Guy H. Pace affirming that reproductions are authentic copies of originals, 1850 May 21-June 3; 1947 May 15

File — Box: 1, Folder: 13

Identifier: Series 2

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From the Series:

This series consists of original and reproduced contemporary materials regarding the Whitman killings and their aftermath. The photostatic reproductions of records from the trial and execution of five Cayuse men for the killings were donated to the Oregon Historical Society in 1947; the typescript of Oregon American and Evangelical Unionist articles, which was made in 1917, was acquired either from T. C. Elliott or his estate in 1947 or earlier; the exact provenance of other materials in this series is unknown.