Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a three page notice "To all to whom these presents shall come" concerned the sale of the Oregon City properties of William Riley by Holmes on behalf of John McLoughlin. According to the notice, Riley owed McLaughlin the sum of one-thousand sixty-five dollars and forty-seven cents. The notice is signed by county clerk W. Holland.
Dates
- 1854 March 8
Creator
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Biographical / Historical
William Holmes (1807-1879) was a pioneer and the first sheriff of Clackamas Country.
John McLoughlin (1784-1857) owned a general store in Oregon City that was famous as the last stop on the Oregon Trail. He served as mayor of Oregon City in 1851.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
William Holmes (1807-1879) was a pioneer and the first sheriff of Clackamas Country. The collection consists of a notice alerting concerned parties to the sale of the Oregon City properties of William Riley by Holmes to settle a debt to John McLoughlin.
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.
- Clackamas County (Or.) -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Debt -- Oregon Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Holmes, William Livingston, 1807-1879
- Land titles -- Oregon Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal notices Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857
- Oregon City (Or.) -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Oregon Territory -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Oregon City Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Real property -- Oregon -- Oregon City Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Riley, William
- Sheriffs -- Oregon -- Clackamas County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the William Holmes Notice
- 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
