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1. John Owen papers
- Creator:
- Owen, John, 1818-1889
- Published / Created:
- 1849-1881
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 369
- Image Count:
- 76
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- John Owen's account book for the Oregon Rifles contains pencil sketches of acquaintances.
- Description:
- Gift of William Robertson Coe., John Owen came to the northwest in 1849 with the Oregon Rifles and became their sutler at Cantonment Loring. In 1850 he settled as a trader in Bitter Root Valley and two years later he purchased St. Mary's Mission where he built Fort Owen. He served as a special agent to the Flathead Indians, from 1856 to 1862. After 1871, he lived in a hospital at Helena, Montana and later he went to live with relatives in Philadelphia., and Original bindings.
- Subject (Name):
- Hudson's Bay Company, Owen, John, 1818-1889, and United States. Army. Mounted Rifle Regiment
- Subject (Topic):
- Cantonment Loring (Ind.), Indian agents--Indiana, and Salish Indians
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > John Owen papers
