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John Marshall McCall papers, 1856-1896
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- McCall, John Marshall
- Title
- John Marshall McCall papers
- Dates
- 1856-1896 (inclusive)18561896
- Quantity
- 2.5 cubic feet, (4 document cases, 4 custom boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 911
- Summary
- Papers of an Oregon soldier and merchant of Ashland, containing materials relating to the First Oregon Cavalry, Fort Klamath, the Central Oregon Military Road, other Oregon road companies, and personal business matters. Includes correspondence, diary, legal papers, and ledgers.
- 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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
John Marshall McCall was an Oregon soldier and businessman. He was the commander of Company A, First Oregon Cavalry; served in the Oregon state legislature, 1876-1891; and owned businesses in Ashland, Oregon, 1859-1895. In 1868 he married his first wife, Theresa Applegate, and after her death he married the widow Mary Anderson Brown.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains materials relating to the First Oregon Cavalry, Fort Klamath, the Central Oregon Military Road, other Oregon road companies, and personal business matters. Included are: official military reports and correspondence from McCall's escort duties to the Oregon Central Military Road survey party (1865) and during his service at Fort Klamath in the winter of 1865-1866; and a diary relating to a military escort trip. Papers relating to business and personal affairs include McCall-Applegate family letters, deeds, insurance papers, estate papers of of Phoebe Baltimore, records relating to McCall's store at Ashland, constitution of the Willamette Woolen Manufacturing Company, and material on the Southern Oregon Wagon Road Company and the West Ashland Water Ditch Company.
Other military papers include: a notebook detailing the cavalry's travel and expenses, along with a narrative addressed to the Indians and providing them with details on the U.S. government's plans for them, 1865 February-November; a California telegraph concerning a deserter, James Forrest; correspondence from Fort Klamath, 1865 August 30, with orders to proceed to Indian Springs and meet Captain Kelly, company C; and news of mail, rations, military plans, and a bill for supplies, 1865 February-March.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Includes materials formerly designated Mss 911-1.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Portions of the collection were microfilmed by the Oregon State Library, Salem, and are available in that repository.
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
John Marshall McCall papers, Mss 911, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in five series:
- Series A: First Oregon Cavalry papers, 1863-1875
- Series B: Fort Klamath papers, 1865-1866
- Series C: Oregon Central Military Road papers, 1865
- Series D: General papers, 1856-1896
- Series E: Ledgers, 1866-1892
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series A: First Oregon Cavalry papers, 1863-1875Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | 1863-1864 | |
| 1/2 | 1865 January-June | |
| 1/3 | 1866 August-December | |
| 1/4 | 1867-1875 | |
| 1/5 | undated | |
| 1/6 | Pocket notebooks (3 vols.) |
1863; 1865-1866 |
Series B: Fort Klamath papers, 1865-1866Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/7 | 1865 October | |
| 1/8 | 1865 Novmeber | |
| 1/9-11 | 1865 December | |
| 1/12-13 | 1866 January | |
| 2/1-3 | 1866 February | |
| 2/4-7 | 1866 March | |
| 2/8-10 | 1866 April | |
| 2/11-12 | 1866 May | |
| 3/1-4 | 1866 June | |
| 3/5 | 1866 July |
Series C: Oregon Central Military Road papers, 1865Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/6-7 | 1865 July | |
| 3/8 | 1865 August | |
| 3/9 | 1865 September |
Series D: General papers, 1856-1896Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/10 | Business and general papers |
1862; 1868-1869 |
| 3/11 | Deeds |
1867-1887 |
| 3/12 | Estate of Phoebe Baltimore |
1885-1887 |
| 4/1 | Insurance papers |
1874; 1891-1894 |
| 4/2 | Journal of escort |
1862-1863 |
| 4/3 | Letters from "Miranda" |
1860-1864 |
| 4/4 | McCall-Applegate family letters |
1856-1894 |
| 4/5 | Modoc war |
1872-1875 |
| 4/6 | Notebook, account book, papers, Ashland
store |
1864-1866 |
| 4/7 | Road company papers |
1868-1874 |
| 4/8 | Willamette Woolen Manufacturing
Company--Constitution and transmittal letter |
1856; 1867 |
Series E: Ledgers, 1866-1892Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 5 | Record book |
1866 |
| 6 | Record book |
1868 |
| 7 | Financial journal |
1890 |
| 8 | Day book |
1892 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Merchants--Oregon--Ashland
- Roads--Oregon--History
- Water supply--Oregon--Ashland
Personal Names
- Baltimore, Phoebe
- McCall, John Marshall--Archives
Corporate Names
- Oregon Cavalry--1st Regiment--1861-1865.
- Oregon Central Military Road Company, Eugene, Or.
- West Ashland Water Ditch Company (Ashland, Or.)
- Southern Oregon Wagon Road Company
- Willamette Woolen Manufacturing Company
Family Names
- McCall family
Geographical Names
- Ashland (Or.)--History.
- Fort Klamath (Or.)
- Klamath Falls (Or.)--History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries
- Ledgers (accounts)
Other Creators
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Family Names
- Applegate family (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Geoffrey
B. Wexler, collection processed by Trudy Williams
2007
