Jackson County, Oregon Citizen's Committee petition
Scope and Contents
The petition explains that other counties have paid a "bounty" to enlistees. The petitioners requested that a sum of $100 be paid to each man enlisting until they have enough volunteers.
Dates
- February 1, 1865
Creator
- Jackson County (Or.). Citizen's Committee (Organization)
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Extent
0.025 linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Jackson County, Oregon Citizen's Committee started a petition in 1865 that asked the County to extend payment to persons enlisting in the Oregon Volunteer Infantry before February 1, 1865. The collection contains the petition dated February 1, 1865, and includes fifty-four signatures.
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.
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
- Jackson County (Or.) -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Jackson County (Or.). Board of Commissioners
- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon. Militia. Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1st
- Petitions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Signatures (names) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Soldiers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- Oregon -- Jackson County (Or.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Jackson County, Oregon Citizen's Committee 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