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Judges -- Oregon -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Sharp Bean papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 008
Abstract

Robert Sharp Bean (1854-1931) served in the Oregon Circuit Court from 1882-1890, in the Oregon Supreme Court from 1890-1909, and in U.S. District Court from 1909-1931.The papers consist of correspondence, letters relating to cases before the court, legal files and case files.

Dates: 1909-1931

Matthew P. Deady diary and letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042615621]
Identifier: UA 364
Abstract

Matthew Paul Deady (1824-1893) was a lawyer, politician, and judge in the Oregon Territory, who became Oregon's first U.S. District Court judge in 1859, a position he retained until his death. The collection contains reproductions of diary entries and letters related to University of Oregon topics.

Dates: 1872-1893

Matthew Paul Deady letter to Melvin C. George

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1884 Apr 11] 1: [Barcode: i50104317]
Identifier: CA 1884 Apr 11
Abstract

Matthew Paul Deady (1824-1893) was a lawyer, politician, and judge in the Oregon Territory, who became Oregon's first U.S. District Court judge in 1859, a position he retained until his death. The collection contains a letter dated April 11, 1884, from Deady, of Portland, Oregon to Melvin C. George, of Washington, D.C. regarding the judicial salary bill.

Dates: 1884 April 11

Owen Nickerson Denny correspondence

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042868154]
Identifier: A 189
Abstract

Owen Nickerson Denny (1838-1900) was an Oregon attorney and county judge who also served as the adviser to the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The collection (1886-1890) contains a letterpress copy book of semi-official and personal correspondence and a published volume of his edited letters.

Dates: 1886-1890

Lawrence T. Harris correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042867966]
Identifier: A 273
Abstract

Lawrence Thomas Harris (1873-1960) served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1901-1903) and as a justice in the Oregon Supreme Court (1914-1924). The collection (1915-1918; 1923-1927) contains personal and political correspondence files and testimony from the Taxpayers Equalization League, a group that supported the Zorn-McPherson bill to consolidate higher education in Oregon.

Dates: 1915-1918, 1923-1927

John Minto letter to William P. Lord

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1892 Jan 15] 1: [Barcode: i50120700]
Identifier: CA 1892 Jan 15
Abstract

The collection contains a letter from John Minto to William P. Lord, of Salem, Oregon, dated January 15, 1892. In the letter, Minto describes his experiences as an escort for Jesse Applegate, from 1847 to 1848, including travel through the Siskiyou mountains.

Dates: 1892 January 15

Joseph Gardner Wilson letter

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1870 Feb 26] 1: [Barcode: i5009077x]
Identifier: CA 1870 Feb 26
Abstract

Joseph Gardner Wilson, of The Dalles, Oregon, wrote a letter dated February 26, 1870, addressed to "Dear Sir." The collection contains the letter which refers to disposition of scrip from James W. Nesmith to E. M. Barnum, and Wilson writes that he thinks Barnum dishonest.

Dates: 1870 February 26