ORU_A191.xml Guide to the Fabritus Smith Diaries 1854-1874 Smith (Fabritus) diaries Austin Munsell and Kira B. Homo Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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Fabritus Smith diaries Smith, Hamlin F., 1862-1943 Smith, Fabritus R., 1819-1898 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 A 191 0.5 linear feet 1 container 1 clamshell box 1854-1874 Fabritus R. Smith (1819-1898) came to Oregon in 1846 with Joseph Waldo, where he lived and worked his land claim near Salem. The collection consists of the diaries of Smith and his son, Hamlin, as well as personal and legal papers. English . 1

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 Smith, Fabritus R., 1819-1898 Smith, Hamlin F., 1862-1943 Waldo, Joseph Smith, Fabritus R., 1819-1898 Smith, Fabritus R., 1819-1898 Salem (Or.)--History Marion County (Or.)--History Pioneers--Oregon--Salem Land titles--Oregon Territory Pioneers--Oregon--Marion County Frontier and pioneer life--Oregon--Salem Frontier and pioneer life--Oregon--Marion County Oregon Diaries Salem Deeds Account books Correspondence

Fabritus Reynolds Smith (1819-1898) was born in Rochester, New York, and came to Oregon in 1846 with Joseph Waldo. He worked in and near Salem as a teamster, and farmed on his land claim. He was twice married, first to Virgilia Pringle, then to Sarah E. Watt.

The collection consists of diaries in which Smith made brief record of his everyday activities. With his diaries is his account book, 1863, as supervisor of Road District 12, Marion County. There is a folder of miscellaneous papers including personal correspondence and legal deeds related to Smith's land claim. Also present is a land office deed, signed by Ulysses S. Grant legitimizing the claim of Joseph Waldo, which was then transferred to Smith.

Filed with the F. R. Smith diaries are the diaries of a son, Hamlin F. Smith, 1878, 1879, 1881-1883, 1885, 1886, 1894-1896, 1899, 1902. The entries in these diaries are exceptionally terse.

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