ORU_A002.xml Guide to the John T. Apperson correspondence 1862-1865 Apperson (John T.) correspondence Tanya Parlet University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives c2011
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
John T. Apperson correspondence Apperson, Albert Jefferson Apperson, John T., 1834-1917 A 002 0.1 linear feet 1 container 1 folder 1862-1865 During the American Civil War, John T. Apperson served in the 1st Oregon Cavalry, and was stationed at Ft. Walla Walla and Ft. Dalles, in Oregon. The collection (1862-1865) consists of letters written to John T. Apperson during his service in the military. English .

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 Oregon Steam Navigation Company Clackamas County (Or.) Pioneers--Oregon Steamboats--Oregon Pioneers Correspondence

The collection (1862-1865) consists of letters written to John T. Apperson during his service in the military.

Sixteen of the letters are from his brother, Albert Jefferson Apperson, who was a clerk with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, and refer to steamboat and related business.

Other letters are from Amanda and Jennie Gaines, and Elvira Fellows, young ladies of Clackamas County, Oregon. The correspondence contains social news, mild flirtation, gossip, and oblique references to the American Civil War.

 Guide to the John T. Apperson correspondence

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