Hymen Fairchild land sale agreement
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of land sale agreement between Fairchild and brothers Thomas and Robert Beale. Fairchild, for his part, agreed to relinquish his claim to one quarter of the Jackson County property, acquired as a donation land claim, that he shared with the Beale brothers. For his portion of the claim, Fairchild was to receive eleven-hundred bushels of wheat, as well as two payments of twelve-hundred dollars each over the next year.
Dates
- 1858 October 5
Creator
- Beale, Thomas, active 1858 (Person)
- Beale, Robert, active 1858 (Person)
- Fairchild, Hymen (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Hymen Fairchild (1832-1907) was an pioneer and early resident of Jackson County, Oregon Territory.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Hymen Fairchild (1832-1907) was an pioneer and early resident of Jackson County, Oregon Territory. The collection consists of land sale agreement between Fairchild and brothers Thomas and Robert Beale.
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.
- Beale, Robert, active 1858
- Beale, Thomas, active 1858
- Contracts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fairchild, Hymen
- Jackson County (Or.) -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Land titles -- Oregon Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- Claims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Jackson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Real property -- Oregon -- Jackson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Hymen Fairchild Land Sale Agreement
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Austin Munsell and Kira B. Homo
- Date
- 2013
- 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
