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Gift of Reed College, 1974.
Alexander Ross (1783-1856) was born in Scotland and became known as a pioneer and fur trader in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. He worked for the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company in various posts around the Northwest. In 1810, he was a clerk for John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company and played a role in the founding of Astoria, Oregon, in 1811. He wrote several books about the settlement of the Northwest, including "Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River."
Alexander Ross diary of the Snake Country expedition, Mss 2096, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Typescript photocopy, 18 pages, of journal entries made by Alexander Ross from March 11, 1824, to April 22, 1824. At the top of the typescript is a header that reads: "Journal of Alexander Ross - Snake Country expedition, 1824." Typed below the header is a note that reads: "(Copied by Miss Agnes Laut, from the original, in Hudson Bay Company House, London, England.)"
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