Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection includes original and transcribed records of the Oregon Provisional Government and Oregon Territorial Government. Original documents include a volume of laws; promissory notes for Joseph Gale, William Holmes, Asa Lovejoy, the Oregon Institute, and Francis Pettygrove; a document appointing David Leslie to administrate the estate of Ewing Young; court notices, summons, receipt, and petition; land claim documents; and tax assessments. Most transcribed records were copied by...