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Fort Walla Walla (Wash.) -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Douglas Leechman collection on 19th century fur trade posts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2379
Abstract

Collection consists of photocopy typescript notes and comments, 51 pages, undated, on fur trade posts in the mid-19th century, including Fort Langley, British Columbia, Fort Walla Walla, Fort Vancouver, and other Hudson's Bay Company posts.

Dates: circa 1957

Lorenzo Lorain letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 417
Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence by Lorenzo Lorain dating from 1855 to 1861, as well as biographical information about Lorain collected between 1958 and 1968. The bulk of the letters concern his time stationed at Fort Walla Walla and Fort Umpqua between 1856 and 1861.

Dates: 1855-1968; Majority of material found within 1855-1861