ORU_CA1862Jan18.xml Guide to the Charles Hiram Mattoon Letter to Reuben C. Hill Mattoon (Charles Hiram) Letter to Reuben C. Hill Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo. 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 2013
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
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Charles Hiram Mattoon letter to Reuben C. Hill Mattoon, Charles Hiram, 1826-1918 CA 1862 Jan 18 0.1 linear feet 1 container 1 folder 1862 January 18 Charles Hiram Mattoon and Reuben C. Hill were both early ministers of Oregon, and Hill also served in the Oregon territory government, in 1857. The collection contains a letter of January 18, 1862 from Mattoon to Hill, warning Hill about rumours that he favored slavery. English . 1

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 Mattoon, Charles Hiram, 1826-1918--Correspondence Hill, Reuben C., 1808-1890 Willamette Baptist Association (Or.) Oregon--Politics and government--1859-1950 Oregon--Social conditions--19th century Slavery--Oregon Pioneers--Oregon--Correspondence Baptists--Oregon--Clergy--Correspondence Religion Oregon Correspondence

Charles Hiram Mattoon (1826-1918) from New York, became a Baptist minister. He travelled to Oregon in 1851 and became one of the first licensed Baptist preachers in the state.

Reuben C. Hill was also a minister, and he served in the territorial government of Oregon, in the 1857 Oregon house, as a representative of Benton County.

The collection contains a letter of January 18, 1862, warning Hill of rumours that he favored slavery.

Mattoon, writing from Belpassi, Oregon, warns Hill that a letter on behalf of Shilo Baptist Church has harmed Hill, and that a Willamette Baptist Association summary cited Hill as favoring slavery.

Guide to the Charles Hiram Mattoon Letter to Reuben C. Hill

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