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"Fort Owen Diary for 1856"; "Fort Owen Journal 1857 and 1858"; "Diary of a trip from Walla Walla to Fort Owen in 1857.--Also of return trip to Walla Walla in 1858", 1856-1858
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains sixteen diaries, detailing John Owen's life and his many excursions throughout the Northwest (1850-1871). Also, there are a register of births, deaths, and marriages; (1858-1860); copied outgoing letters (1858-1859); and an account book for trade at Fort Owen (1850-1860). This last volume also was used for mercantile and farm accounts (1876-1889), possibly by the Fort's subsequent owner, Washington J. McCormick.
Dates:
1856-1858