Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC 43
Wright, Mitchell D.
Mitchell D. Wright Papers
1876-1899
1 in.
Homesteader and justice of the peace, of Spokane County,
Wash. Correspondence (1876-1899) relating to land purchases and transfers in the Rock Creek
area southeast of Spokane, Wash., including correspondence with Northern Pacific Railroad
Land Office, Colfax, Wash.; list of children in Spokane County School District 13
(1881-1882); and poll book for Rock Creek Precinct No. 70 (1882).
English
Biographical Note
Mitchell D. Wright came to Washington Territory in 1879 and purchased land from the
Northern Pacific Railroad. He also homesteaded U.S. government lands under the Timber
Culture Act. Wright was elected Justice of the Peace for Rock Creek Precinct, Spokane
County, in 1882.
The collection consists of correspondence dealing with land purchases and transfers in the
Rock Creek area southeast of Spokane, 1876-1899, and includes correspondence with the
Northern Pacific Railroad Land Office at Colfax, W.T., 1880. Also included is a list of
children in School District 13, 1881-1882, and a poll book for Rock Creek precinct no. 70,
1882.
Collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
Mitchell D. Wright Papers (MsSC 43), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Wright, Mitchell
D.--Archives
Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. Western Land Dept. (Colfax, Wash.)
Spokane County (Wash.). School
District 13
Rock Creek Precinct No. 70
(Spokane County, Wash.)
Rock Creek (Spokane,
Wash.)
Spokane County
(Wash.)--Land
Washington
(State)--Land
Washington
(State)--Education
Spokane County
(Wash.)--Education
Washington (State)--Politics and
government
Spokane County (Wash.)--Politics
and government
Washington
(State)--Transportation--Railroads
Colfax
(Wash.)--Transportation--Railroads
Spokane (Wash.)--Areas and
neighborhoods--Rock Creek
Washington (State)--Frontier and
pioneer life
Spokane County (Wash.)--Frontier
and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life--Washington
(State)
School districts--Washington (State)
Students--Washington (State)
Election districts--Washington (State)
Voting--Washington (State)
Administrative and political
divisions--Washington (State)
Real property--Washington (State)
Railroads--Washington (State)
Justices of the peace--Washington (State)
Washington
(State)
Elementary and
Secondary Education
Railroads
Pioneers