Thomas Chavner petition
Scope and Contents
In the petition, Chavner explains that the bridge cost him 3,000 dollars and that he has an offer for the bridge from "persons who propose to purchase, teardown, and remove" it. Chavner is offering the bridge to the county of Jackson, and the people, for 2,500 dollars, in gold or silver.
The petition includes a list of 117 signators with amounts pledged.
Dates
- 1864 October 24
Creator
- Chavner, Thomas, 1814-1888 (Person)
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Extent
0.025 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a petition by Thomas Chavner, addressed to the people of Jackson County, Oregon, regarding a bridge over the Rogue River at Dardanelles. The collection contains the petition of October 24, 1864, and includes a list of supporters.
Processing Information
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This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents
- Bridges -- Oregon -- Jackson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chavner, Thomas, 1814-1888
- Gold miners -- Oregon -- Jackson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jackson County (Or.) -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Petitions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Pioneers -- Oregon -- Jackson County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rogue River (Klamath County-Curry County, Or.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas Chavner Petition
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- 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
