Box 1
Container
Contains 15 Results:
Letters from John W. Geary (photostatic copies), 1847-1873
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
Detailed list of letters at front of Folder 1. Letters include two from Edward R. Geary and one from John W. Geary's son Edward.
Dates:
1847-1873
Letters from John W. Geary to Edward R. Geary (originals), 1857, 1859
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
Three letters written from Lecompton, Kansas, when John W. Geary was governor of Kansas Territory. Letter of February 5, 1857, concerns political and social conditions in the state.
Dates:
1857; 1859
Letter of Edward R. Geary describing trip to Oregon (typescript copies), 1851 April 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
Letter sent from Clatsop Plains, Oregon Territory, to John McClellan, describing voyage to the Pacific Coast via Panama.
Dates:
1851 April 17
Letters of introduction for Edward R. Geary for his trip to the east coast, 1861 November
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers of Edward R. Geary include correspondence and other materials pertaining to his life and activities, as well as financial records and correspondence relating to the Office of Indian Affairs, primarily from the period in which he was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington. Personal correspondence includes copies of letters to Geary from his brother, John W. Geary, containing details of John Geary's experiences in Panama, Mexico, Harrisburg, and as the first...
Dates:
1861 November
Letters regarding charges against P. B. Whitman (photostatic copies), 1872
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers of Edward R. Geary include correspondence and other materials pertaining to his life and activities, as well as financial records and correspondence relating to the Office of Indian Affairs, primarily from the period in which he was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington. Personal correspondence includes copies of letters to Geary from his brother, John W. Geary, containing details of John Geary's experiences in Panama, Mexico, Harrisburg, and as the first...
Dates:
1872
General correspondence, 1848-1878
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents
Includes letter dated January 6, 1848, concerning the service in the Second Pennsylvania Regiment in Mexico of Lieutenant Colonel Geary (possibly John W. Geary), Colonel Robert, and Major Brindle.
Dates:
1848-1878
Papers relating to the estate of John Webster Perit Huntington, 1868-1874
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers of Edward R. Geary include correspondence and other materials pertaining to his life and activities, as well as financial records and correspondence relating to the Office of Indian Affairs, primarily from the period in which he was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington. Personal correspondence includes copies of letters to Geary from his brother, John W. Geary, containing details of John Geary's experiences in Panama, Mexico, Harrisburg, and as the first...
Dates:
1868-1874
Oregon Central Railroad papers, 1874, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers of Edward R. Geary include correspondence and other materials pertaining to his life and activities, as well as financial records and correspondence relating to the Office of Indian Affairs, primarily from the period in which he was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington. Personal correspondence includes copies of letters to Geary from his brother, John W. Geary, containing details of John Geary's experiences in Panama, Mexico, Harrisburg, and as the first...
Dates:
1874; undated
Speeches and sermons, 1840, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Includes draft of speech given at opening of a canal, Linn County, Oregon.
Dates:
1840; undated
General materials, 1874-1876, undated
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Includes will of Edward R. Geary, legal documents, and materials relating to the Philadelphia exposition in 1876.
Dates:
1874-1876; undated