PIO. 19th Century Western Emigration and Settlement
Record Group
Identifier: PIO
19th century white settlement of the West, primarily the Pacific Northwest and California
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lindsay Applegate papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 004
Abstract
Lindsay Applegate (1808-1892) pioneered Oregon's Applegate Trail with his brothers Charles and Jesse in 1843. Subsequently Applegate became a U.S. government agent for the Modoc and Klamath Indians. The Lindsay Applegate papers contain newspaper clippings related to the Applegate family; letters (1863-1891); and reports, vouchers and other administrative documents relating to Applegate's work as Subagent at Ft. Klamath (1866-1872).
Dates:
1863-1891
Oliver Cromwell Applegate papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 005
Abstract
Oliver Cromwell Applegate (1845-1938), the son of Lindsay and Elizabeth Applegate (Applegate Trail pioneers), spent his career working with Oregon Indians. He was a subagent with the Indian Service at Yainax, and during the Modoc War he served as an interpreter and a scout. In 1873, he became a U.S. Commissioner, and in 1898 was appointed Klamath Indian Agent. After his resignation in 1905 he continued to work with the federal government on Indian issues such as the Grande Ronde tribal...
Dates:
1841-1938
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