Box 1
Container
Contains 38 Results:
Correspondence from Mailler & Lord, M. M. McCarver, James M. Moore, James W. Nesmith, Samuel Parker, J. L. Parrish, and T. P. Powers, 1850 February 12-December 16
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1850 February 12-December 16
Letter from U.S. Treasury Secretary W. M. Meredith about a British ship's alleged violation of U.S. law, with note by Thurston, 1850 January 14; undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1850 January 14; undated
Correspondence from William H. Safford, A. S. Sawyer, Nicholas Shrum, Benjamin Simpson, James R. Snowden, Henry H. Spalding, Alfred J. Stone, and John Switzer, 1849 November 19-1851 February 8
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1849 November 19-1851 February 8
Correspondence from Wesley Shannon, 1850 March 10-December 12
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1850 March 10-December 12
Correspondence from J. Quinn Thornton, Thomas Upham, A. Van Dusen, C. M. Walker, and Elam Young, 1849 October 13-1851 January 22
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1849 October 13-1851 January 22
Letter from Asa Walker with enclosed letter to the Oregon Spectator praising Thurston, 1851 January 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1851 January 1
Correspondence from Thurston to J. Butterfield, J. Kelley Hall, the Indiana Delegation, and William B. Preston, 1849 December 24-1851 March 5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1849 December 24-1851 March 5
Letter from Thurston to Samuel Parker and Wesley Shannon about Judge Orville C. Pratt's decision concerning the Oregon Organic Law and interpretations of the Oregon Organic Act (last part missing), 1850 August 31
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1850 August 31
Correspondence from Samuel R. Thurston to his wife, Elizabeth Thurston, 1849-1851
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1849-1851
Correspondence from Thurston to unidentified recipients, 1838 May 25; 1850 June 7-1851 February 28
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The bulk of this series concerns Samuel R. Thurston's political career as a delegate in U.S. Congress, and includes correspondence from constituents in the Oregon Territory.Frequent topics of discussion in correspondence are the Oregon Donation Land Law; current events in the Oregon Territory; the legal status of John McLoughlin's claim in Oregon City, and of lots sold from McLoughlin's claim to Euro-American emigrants; and the Oregon Statesman and Oregon Spectator newspapers....
Dates:
1838 May 25; 1850 June 7-1851 February 28