ohy_mss806.xml Guide to the Thomas Smith letters Smith (Thomas) letters Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2012
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-08-11. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Thomas Smith letters Smith, Thomas Mss 806 0.1 cubic feet 1 folder in shared box 1884-1908 Collection includes a manuscript letter from Thomas Smith to George H. Himes, 1908, naming the first settlers in the Umpqua River Valley; and a manuscript letter to Harry L. Wells, a historian, 1884, providing a detailed description, including dates and places, of his journey to Oregon in 1847 from Fort Hall to Eugene Skinner's cabin by way of the Southern Route to Oregon (now known as the Applegate Trail). English

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Thomas Smith letters, Mss 806, Oregon Historical Society.

Collection includes a manuscript letter from Thomas Smith to George H. Himes, 6 pages, June 3, 1908, naming the first settlers in the Umpqua River Valley; and a manuscript letter to Harry L. Wells, a historian, 6 pages, September 13, 1884, providing a detailed description, including dates and places, of his journey to Oregon in 1847 from Fort Hall to Eugene Skinner's cabin by way of the Southern Route to Oregon (now known as the Applegate Trail). Smith lists the families of fellow travelers as well as travelers in some of the other companies of emigrants along the same route.

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 Smith, Thomas--Correspondence Himes, George H., 1844-1940--Correspondence Wells, Harry Laurenz, 1854-1940--Correspondence Umpqua River Valley (Or.)--History Oregon--History Pioneers--Oregon Overland journeys to the Pacific Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States Pioneers Oregon correspondence