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Indian agents -- Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

John Webster Perit Huntington papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 759
Abstract

Papers of John Webster Perit Huntington (1831-1869), who served as superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon from 1863 to 1869. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence and financial records relating to Huntington's work in that role. Other materials include papers relating to the the Unionist, Huntington's newspaper and printing business; Huntington's will; and a scrapbook with handwritten satirical captions about Oregon politicians.

Dates: 1855-1889; Majority of material found within 1863-1869

Oral history interview with Omar C. Palmer

 Collection
Identifier: SR70
Abstract

Oral history interview with Omar C. Palmer conducted by Terence O'Donnell on December 6, 1982, as part of research for O'Donnell's book "An Arrow in the Earth: General Joel Palmer and the Indians of Oregon." Omar C. Palmer was a descendant of Joel Palmer, superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Oregon Territory from 1853 to 1856.

Dates: 1982 December 6

W. W. Raymond papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 555
Abstract Papers of William Wakeman Raymond (1815-1894) of Oregon, primarily relating to his role as an Indian agent. The papers include correspondence about the treatment of Native peoples and the possibility of Native people claiming land; claims that Clatsop Chief Tostou made against the United States for destroyed or confiscated property; and handwritten copies of three unratified 1851 treaties with Natives peoples. Raymond came to Oregon in 1840, and worked as a missionary, farmer, and Indian...
Dates: 1847-1888