Abstract
Typed copy of letter from Josiah and Elizabeth Taylor in Dayton, Yamhill Co., Or., to Samuel Cook, Elizabeth's brother, in Winnebago Co., Rockford, Il., Feb. 20, 1853, describing their overland journey to Oregon. Includes typed notes about the family.
Dates
- Creation: 1853 Feb. 20
Creator
- Taylor, Josiah, active 1853 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Conditions Governing Use note
Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical/Historical note
Early Oregon settler; emigrated from Indiana to Oregon. Josiah Taylor's uncle was President Zachary Taylor.
Extent
0.02 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
General Physical Description note
1 item
Processing Information note
Collection is processed.
Subject
- Taylor, Josiah, active 1853 (Person)
- Taylor, Elizabeth, active 1853 (Person)
- Taylor, Elizabeth, active 1853 (Person)
- Cook, Samuel (Person)
- Cooke, Sam (Person)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Josiah Taylor letter
- Status
- Preliminary Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
- Date
- c2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
