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John B. Preston letter to Daniel Lownsdale
Preston, Jno. B. (John B.)
CA 1852 Dec 29
0.025 linear feet
1 container
1 folder
1852 December 29
John B. Preston was the first surveyor general of the Oregon Territory. The collection consists of a single letter from Preston to Daniel Lownsdale of Portland.
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Preston, Jno. B. (John B.)
Chapman, W. W. (William Williams)
Lownsdale, Daniel H., active 1848-1858
Oregon Territory--Claims
Land titles--Oregon Territory
Landowners--Oregon--Portland
Pioneers--Oregon--Portland
Surveyors--Oregon
Oregon
Correspondence
John B. Preston was appointed by President Millard Fillmore to be the first surveyor general of the Oregon Territory in 1850. He was removed from this position in 1853.
The collection consists of a single letter from Preston to Daniel Lownsdale, a Portland landowner.
In the letter, Preston requests that Lownsdale provide evidence of the validity of his land claim in general, and the boundary between his land and that of William W. Chapman in particular.
Guide to the John B. Preston Letter to Daniel Lownsdale
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