Robert Thompson letter to William and Thomas Stephens
Abstract
Robert Thompson was an Irish immigrant and pioneer who established a claim in the Oregon Territory. The collection consists of a letter from Robert Thompson to the brothers William and Thomas Stephens at "Caddlepootle R., St. Helens".
Dates
- 1852 April 14
Creator
- Thompson, Robert, 1809-1860 (Person)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Robert Thompson (1809- ) was born in Ireland. He settled a claim in the Oregon Territory in April of 1850 which he eventually relinquished to Captain John H. Couch (1811-1870), one of the founders of the city of Portland. Thompson settled another claim in April of 1852. Source: http://www.couchgenweb.com/couch/orcouch.htm
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Land titles -- Oregon Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- Claims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Pioneers -- Oregon Territory -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Thompson, Robert, 1809-1860
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Thompson Letter to William and Thomas Stephens
- 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
