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Hiram Terwilliger account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 933

Scope and Contents

Bound account book, 1 volume, with entries from June 11, 1869, to December 31, 1869, and one entry from March 1873. On the front is a label with a stamp that reads: "Hiram Terwilliger / Oregon Seed Store / 113 First Street / Portland, Ogn." Handwritten below the stamp is the text "Blotter 1869."

Dates

  • 1869-1873

Creator

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

Hiram Terwilliger operated a feed store, the Oregon Seed Store, in Portland for a year and a half beginning in 1869, and had a dairy business in Tillamook. He later donated the land that became Terwilliger Park in Portland.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folderĀ in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Bound account book with an Oregon Seed Store stamp on the front, with entries from June 11, 1869, to December 31, 1869, and one entry from March 1873. The Oregon Seed Store was operated by Hiram Terwilliger in Portland for a year and a half beginning in 1869.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Ray Boag, April 1960 (Lib. Acc. 8675).

Title
Guide to the Hiram Terwilliger account book
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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