Box 1
Container
Contains 19 Results:
Letter from Jesse Applegate, describing John McLoughlin's appearance and character, his relationships with employees, Indigenous people, and emigrants, and his stance in favor of temperance, 1865 October 15
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1865 October 15
Letter from Jesse Applegate, discussing conflict between Britain and the United States concerning ownership of the Pacific Northwest, John McLoughlin's land claim at Oregon City, and the mistreatment of McLoughlin by Methodist missionaries, 1865 October 29
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1865 October 29
Letter from Jesse Applegate about McLoughlin's land claim, the character of William Green T'Vault and Samuel R. Thurston and their treatment of McLoughlin, and Applegate's opposition to the idea of Portland and San Francisco being linked by rail, 1865 November 12
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1865 November 12
Letter from Walter Crowninshield about the history of the Pony Express (two photostatic reproductions), 1885 March 8
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1885 March 8
Letter from J. Quinn Thornton about his mission to Washington, D.C., including George N. Saunders' attempt to bribe Thornton to promote the Hudson's Bay Company's proposal to sell its lands to the United States for $3 million, 1865 September 5
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1865 September 5
Letter from J. Quinn Thornton promising to write additional letters about his recollections on Oregon history, 1865 September 7
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1865 September 7
Letter from J. Quinn Thornton about John McLoughlin, how he aided American emigrants to the Oregon Territory, and backlash he received from other Hudson's Bay Company officials, 1865 September 8
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1865 September 8
Letter from J. Quinn Thornton discussing specific contract law, 1865 November 25
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1865 November 25
Letter from Victor to William G. Steel providing advice about editing a history magazine, and advice on conducting historical research, 1899 February 9
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1899 February 9
Letter from Victor to William G. Steel, giving advice on how to obtain a photograph of a "Dr. White," the planned disposition of her notes, and her unsuccessful efforts to photograph historic sites in Oregon, 1899 February 20
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of papers of writer and historian Frances Fuller Victor, including correspondence; a typescript of her poem "The Poppies of Wa-ii-lat-pu"; Victor's book, "The Women's War with Whisky: Or Crusading in Portland"; a scrapbook of newspaper reviews of Bancroft histories that Victor authored; and J. S. Meek's description of the beaver as told to Victor.The collection's correspondence consists of letters from J. Quinn Thornton and Jesse Applegate discussing the...
Dates:
1899 February 20