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Letters to Harriet Kimball Jewett, 1850-1854
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Letters to Harriet Kimball Jewett
- Dates
- 1850-1854 (inclusive)18501854
- Quantity
- .08 cubic feet (1 folder and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1500
- Summary
- Letter from Betsey Willey, Sutton, Vermont, to her sister, Harriet Kimball Jewett, 4 pp, 20 July 1850, regarding the Whitman massacre and the loss of Harriet's first husband and children; Letter from Nelson and Sophie Ruiter, St. Armond, Canada, to Harriet Kimball Jewett, 4 pp, 1851, regarding family news and hopes for joining her in Oregon; Letter from Jane Emeline Jacobs, Sutton, Vermont, to her aunt, Harriet Kimball Jewett, 4 pp, 16 April 1854, asking for help in emigrating to Oregon.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Letter from Betsey Willey, Sutton, Vermont, to her sister, Harriet Kimball Jewett, 4 pp, 20 July 1850, regarding the Whitman massacre and the loss of Harriet's first husband and children; Letter from Nelson and Sophie Ruiter, St. Armond, Canada, to Harriet Kimball Jewett, 4 pp, 1851, regarding family news and hopes for joining her in Oregon; Letter from Jane Emeline Jacobs, Sutton, Vermont, to her aunt, Harriet Kimball Jewett, 4 pp, 16 April 1854, asking for help in emigrating to Oregon.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
Letters to Harriet Kimball Jewett, Mss 1500, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Emigration and immigration -- Oregon -- 19th century.
- Whitman Massacre, 1847.
Family Names
- Jacobs, Jane Emeline -- Correspondence.
- Jewett, Harriet Kimball, -- b. 1809 -- Correspondence.
- Ruiter, Nelson -- Correspondence.
- Ruiter, Sophia -- Correspondence.
- Willey, Betsey -- Correspondence.
Form or Genre Terms
- Letters (correspondence) -- aat
