ORU_A135.xml Guide to the Bushrod Washington Wilson Letters to Joseph P. Wilson 1846-1875 Wilson (Bushrod Washington) letters to Joseph P. Wilson 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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Bushrod Washington Wilson letters to Joseph P. Wilson Clark, Robert Carlton, 1877-1939 Wilson, Bushrod Washington, 1824-1900 A 135 0.1 linear feet 2 containers 2 folders 1846-1875 Bushrod Washington Wilson (1824-1900) was a sailor, gold miner, and carpenter who eventually settled in Corvallis, Oregon, where he became a prominent citizen. The collection consists of Wilson's letters to his brother, Joseph. English . 1-2

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 Wilson, Bushrod Washington, 1824-1900 Oregon Territory--History Pioneers--Oregon Territory--Correspondence Gold miners--West (U.S.) Pioneers Correspondence

Bushrod Washington Wilson (1824-1900) was born in Maine. In 1833 the Wilson family moved to New York, and in 1838 to Illinois. In 1843 Bushrod left home abruptly and signed on a whaler out of New Bedford for a voyage of three years. In 1849 he sailed on the William Gray, New York to San Francisco. In 1850 he travelled to Corvallis, Oregon, where he resided until his death. He married Priscilla Owsley Yantis in 1855, and they went on to have 13 children.

The collection consists entirely of Wilson's letters to his brother, Joseph. The letters are highly descriptive and lively, and comment on politics, business, and religion. There is one letter from Henry Clay Wilson, a cousin, to Joseph, written from Port Townsend, "Oregon Terr." in 1853, describing the prospects of the region.

The second folder consists of type-written transcriptions of the letters and a biographical sketch of Bushrod Wilson by R. C. Clark, head of the University of Oregon Department of History (1934).

 Guide to the Bushrod Washington Wilson Letters to Joseph P. Wilson

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