Jesse Looney letter to John C. Bond
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a typed transcript of Looney's letter to his brother-in-law, John C. Bond. In the letter, Looney gives advice on making the trip across the plains, and describe the state of his family, newly arrived in Waiilapu, Oregon Territory.
Dates
- 1843 October 27
Creator
- Looney, Jesse, 1801-1869 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Jesse Looney (1800-1869) was a pioneer farmer and early Oregon legislator. He was born in Tennessee and with his family traveled overland to Oregon in a wagon train led by Marcus Whitman. The Looneys took a donation land claim south of Salem. He was a provisional legislator, orchard grower, and builder. He married Ruby Crawford Bond. They had 13 children.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Jesse Looney (1800-1869) was a pioneer farmer and early Oregon legislator. The collection consists of a typed transcript of a letter from Looney to his brother-in-law, John C. Bond.
Existence and Location of Originals
Looney's original letter can be found at the Oregon Historical Society: Jesse Looney papers 1843-1866, Mss 2263.
- Bond, John C.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Farmers -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legislators -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Overland journeys to the Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Jesse Looney Letter to John C. Bond
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Austin Munsell
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
