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Untitled circular to Oregon emigrants issued by Governor George Abernethy about emigration routes and preferred conduct towards Native peoples

 Digital Record
Identifier: Coll400_0008
Digitized version of document
Digitized version of document

Summary

Digitized version of a secretly printed broadside issued by Governor George Abernethy and circulated among immigrants traveling west. The circular describes preferred conduct towards Native peoples and warns against trying new routes, encouraging families to "keep the old road."