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Orvil and Alice Dodge letters to David P. Walrad
Dodge, Alice
Dodge, Orvil Ovando, 1839-1914
A 261
0.1 linear feet
1 container
1 folder
1862-1863
Orvil and Alice Dodge lived in Jacksonville, Oregon, where Orvil worked as a photographer. Collection includes several handwritten letters to David P. Walrad and his wife along with a brief history of Norman Dodge by Orvil and Allen Dodge (his sons).
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Dodge, Orvil Ovando, 1839-1914
Jacksonville (Or.)
Dalles (Or.)--Description and travel
Pioneers--Oregon
Cavalry--Oregon
Correspondence
Letters (Correspondence)
Orvil Dodge (1839-1914) and Alice Dodge (Walrad) travelled overland to California in 1860. The next year they settled in Jacksonville, Oregon. They divorced in 1863. Orvil worked as a photographer in Jacksonville.
This collection contains several handwritten letters from Orvil and Alice Dodge to David P. Walrad (brother of Alice) and his wife. The letters describe The Dalles, Oregon, and Orvil's life in the First Oregon Cavalry. There is also a brief written history of Norman Ovando Dodge by Orvil and Allen Dodge (his sons).
Guide to the Orvil and Alice Dodge Letters to David P. Walrad
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