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From Jean Baptiste A. Brouillet
Catholic priest Jean Baptiste A. Brouillet wrote this letter to the United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs on May 2, 1866. In it, Brouillet requested …
From Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
As the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau holds a special place in the history of the American West. Charbonneau …
From Jesse Applegate to John Minto
This letter of December 12, 1883, was written by Oregon pioneer Jesse Applegate to pioneer and Oregon State legislator John Minto. Applegate was responding to …
From J.F. Caples to Portland City Council
Oregon District Attorney J. F. Caples wrote this letter to the Portland City Council warning about the city’s violation of a state law banning the …
From J.T. Dizney to Eva Emery Dye
This letter was written in 1903 by John T. Dizney, an employee of the Warm Springs Indian agency, to Eva Emery Dye, an Oregon City-based …
From Neakahnie Mountain near Manzanita
This panoramic view looks south along the Oregon coastline from the steep slopes of Neahkahnie Mountain. It was photographed by Wesley Andrews, a producer of …
From O.A. Stearns to George Himes
In this letter, Orson Avery Stearns predicts the future success of Klamath County’s large-scale reclamation projects and describes the “plenty of good range” available …
From Peter French
In this 1884 letter, cattle baron Peter French requested 7,000 head of cattle for the nearly 200,000-acre ranch he operated in Harney County. California cattle ranchers …
From Sergeant John Ordway to his Parents
This letter was written by Sergeant John Ordway to his parents on April 8, 1804. After briefly outlining the nature of the Expedition to his …
From W.R. Burner to Governor Olcott, 1923
This letter, written in 1923 by W. R. Burner of Holland, in Josephine County, to outgoing Oregon Governor Benjamin Olcott, hints at the social and …Interpretive Essays
Interpretive essays use primary documents from the Oregon Historical Society archives to help readers imagine the events, people, and issues that shaped Oregon history.
