Papers relating to the land claim of Daniel Lownsdale (1803-1862) in Portland, Oregon, including indentures, agreements, court documents, and correspondence. Lownsdale came to Oregon in 1845, established a tannery in what would become Portland, and in 1849 purchased additional land from Francis Pettygrove, some of which would later become the South Park Blocks and the North Park Blocks.

Collection consists of typescript land indenture, May 5, 1908, for land in Marion County, Oregon; and miscellaneous stock certificates and receipts, 1903-1925.