Josiah Failing petition to the Board of County Commissioners
Abstract
Josiah Failing (1806-1877) was a businessman who became the fourth mayor of Portland in April of 1853. The collection consists of a petition to the Board of County Commissioners that they intervene on behalf of John Davis, a "destitute blind man".
Dates
- 1853 August 15
Creator
- Failing, Josiah, 1806-1877 (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Josiah Failing (1806-1877) was a businessman who became the fourth mayor of Portland in April of 1853.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 folder
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.
- Barnett, William H., 1856-1943
- Columbian Hotel (Portland, Or.)
- Davis, John
- Eviction -- Oregon -- Portland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ladd, William S.
- Multnomah County (Or.). Board of County Commissioners
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Petitions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Portland (Or.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poverty -- Oregon -- Portland -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Thompson, Robert, 1809-1860
- United States. Forest Service
- Waterman, John
- Wilson, R. B.
- Title
- Guide to the Josiah Failing Petition to the Board of County Commissioners
- 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
