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Henry A. G. Lee & Co. account Book , 1849-1850
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Henry A. G. Lee & Co. account Book
- Dates
- 1849-1850 (inclusive)18491850
- Quantity
- 0.05 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- B 040
- Summary
- Henry A.G. Lee was a soldier and politician who briefly owned a general store in Oregon City. This ledger documents the accounts of Isom Cranfill, the Clackamas Rapids Improvement Co., W. K. Kilburn, and Sidney W. Moss.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Henry A.G. Lee, born in Virginia in 1818, was a soldier and politician in Oregon Country in the 1840s. He originally arrived in Oregon territory as part of John C. Fremont's expedition throughout the western United STates. He was elected to the Provisional Legislature in 1845 and briefly served as editor of the Oregon Spectator newspaper in 1846. He was a military officer in the Cayuse War from 1847-1849. After a brief stint mining in California in 1849, he returned to Oregon and established a business in Oregon City alongside Sidney W. Moss. He died in 1851 while returning from an inventory acquisition trip to New York.
Sources: Wikipedia (accessed June 2025); The Oregonian, April 8, 1901; The Sunday Oregonian, July 27, 1919
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The book includes accounts of Isom Cranfill, the Clackamas Rapids Improvement Co., W. K. Kilburn, and Sidney W. Moss related to the general store owned and operated by Henry A.G. Lee and Company in Oregon City, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
|---|
| Lee (Henry A. G.) & Co. account book |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business enterprises--Oregon--Oregon City
Geographical Names
- Oregon City (Or.)
- Oregon City (Or.)--commerce
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
c2010
