Box 1
Container
Contains 53 Results:
Appointment of Palmer as major general of the Oregon Militia (typescript copy), 1862 October 16
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1862 October 16
Articles of incorporation for the Columbia River Rail Road Company (original and typescript copy), 1862 November
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1862 November
Authorization for Palmer to establish the Union League at Belpassi, Oregon (typescript copy), 1864 January
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1864 January
Typescript copies of Palmer's diaries for 1860-1861, with biographical information, by Gertrude Palmer, 1939
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1939
Diary of Palmer's trip from Oregon City to Washington, D.C., by way of the Panama Isthmus, 1857
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1857
Biographical interview of Palmer by Hubert Howe Bancroft (typescript coy), 1878
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1878
Letter from Daniel Harvey to Palmer regarding John McLoughlin's land claim (typescript copy), 1862 October 9
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1862 October 9
Letter from Benjamin Alvord to Palmer, quoting letter from Frank Cooper to A. C. Gibbs (original and typescript copy), 1864 November 8
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1864 November 8
Hand-drawn map showing Mt. Hood, Columbia River tributaries, cities in Oregon Territory, Barlow Trail, and path labeled "My route" (photocopy), circa 1855
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
circa 1855
Letter from W. B. Bonney to Palmer, expressing concern about progress of projects and the welfare of mutual friends (photocopy), 1850 January 17
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains papers of and relating to Joel Palmer and his family that were compiled by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library over the course of a century. The papers are a mix of original documents, typescript copies, photocopies, and photostat reproductions.The majority of the materials relate to Palmer's work as a commissary general during the Cayuse War, as superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory in the 1850s, and as an Indian agent on...
Dates:
1850 January 17