Lester P. Smith letter

Collection

Identifier: Mss 767

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typescript letter to family from Lester P. Smith on board the Steamship City of Sidney, 1 page, June 27, 1898, concerning the Spanish-American War.

Dates

1898 June 27

Creator

Smith, Lester P. (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

Lester Smith served as a member of Company I, Second Oregon Volunteers, in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. He obtained a law degree in Oregon in 1894, settled near Weiser, and served in the Idaho House of Representatives in 1906. His first wife was Mary Kennedy, whom he married in 1894, and after her death in 1896, he married Abbie Neals in 1908.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Typescript letter to family from Lester P. Smith on board the Steamship City of Sidney, concerning the Spanish-American War. Smith served as a member of Company I, Second Oregon Volunteers, in the Philippines during the war.