William Hess papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of manuscript petitions to Governor Addison C. Gibbs for executive pardon of William Hess, 1863, who was convicted of larceny in Yamhill County, Oregon, April 1863, and sentenced to 3 years in state prison.
Dates
- Creation: 1863
Creator
- Hess, William (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Manuscript petitions to Governor Addison C. Gibbs for executive pardon of William Hess, 1863, who was convicted of larceny in Yamhill County, Oregon, April 1863, and sentenced to 3 years in state prison.
Subject
- Hess, William (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the William Hess papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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