Henry Sewell papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence and other documents, 1836-1869, from friends and family members regarding Henry Sewell's marriage to Mary Ann Gerrish and other matters.
Dates
- Creation: 1836-1869
Creator
- Sewell, Henry, 1819-1869 (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.
Biographical note
Henry Sewell (1819-1869) came to Oregon in 1843 and married Mary Ann Gerrish in 1846. He was a founding member of the West Union Baptist Church in 1848 and committed suicide in Hillsboro, Oregon in 1869.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Henry Sewell (1819-1869) came to Oregon in 1843 and married Mary Ann Gerrish in 1846. He was a founding member of the West Union Baptist Church in 1848. Collection includes correspondence and other documents from friends and family members regarding Sewell's marriage to Mary Ann Gerrish and other matters.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Preston McMann, December 1987 and February 1988.
Subject
- Sewell, Henry, 1819-1869 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Sewell, Mary Ann (Person)
- West Union Baptist Church (West Union, Or.) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Sewell 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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