Oregon document miscellany, 1843-1864engCollection includes receipts, bills, forms, IOUs, a subpoena, deeds, maps, claims, and a draft of a bill belonging to several prominent Oregon men, including several governors. George Abernethy's signature appears on a bill and a receipt dated 1843 and 1845. La Fayette Grover's signature is on a subpoena for Thomas Watson in 1852. There is a draft of a relief bill to reimburse John P. Gaines for expenses incurred while meeting and treating with the Rogue River Indians (or Tututni Indians) in Oregon in 1851. There are two IOUs and one deed belonging to Benjamin Stark dated 1858-1861. There is a group of nine items belonging to Daniel H. Lownsdale, including deeds, IOUs, and two maps, one a plat map of Portland Township No. 1, and another a plat map of his land claims in Portland drawn on silk by C. Burrage in 1864Other items include an assessment of the population of Multnomah County, Oregon Territory dated August 1855, and a receipt for four dozen bottles of champagne signed by Noyes Smith. Several items are mountedGeorge Abernethy was a prominent Oregon businessman and first provisional governor of Oregon. La Fayette Grover was clerk of the U.S. District Court of Salem, and later governor of Oregon. John P. Gaines was governor of the Oregon Territory, 1850-1853. Daniel H. Lownsdale owned land in Portland, Oregon, and was active in local government there. Benjamin Stark, a founder of Portland, was U.S. Senator from Oregon.