ORU_CA1843Oct27.xml Guide to the Jesse Looney Letter to John C. Bond Looney (Jesse) letter to John C. Bond Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Austin Munsell 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 2012
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Jesse Looney letter to John C. Bond Looney, Jesse, 1801-1869 CA 1843 Oct 27 0.1 linear feet 1 container 1 folder 1843 October 27 Jesse Looney (1800-1869) was a pioneer farmer and early Oregon legislator. The collection consists of a typed transcript of a letter from Looney to his brother-in-law, John C. Bond. English . 1

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 Bond, John C. Oregon Territory--History Legislators--Oregon--Correspondence Overland journeys to the Pacific Pioneers--Oregon--Correspondence Farmers--Oregon--Correspondence Pioneers Correspondence

Jesse Looney (1800-1869) was a pioneer farmer and early Oregon legislator. He was born in Tennessee and with his family traveled overland to Oregon in a wagon train led by Marcus Whitman. The Looneys took a donation land claim south of Salem. He was a provisional legislator, orchard grower, and builder. He married Ruby Crawford Bond. They had 13 children.

The collection consists of a typed transcript of Looney's letter to his brother-in-law, John C. Bond. In the letter, Looney gives advice on making the trip across the plains, and describe the state of his family, newly arrived in Waiilapu, Oregon Territory.

 Guide to the Jesse Looney Letter to John C. Bond

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