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  Title

  Papers, 1832-1864

  Author

  Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857.  

  Pages:

  7

  Item info:

  5 copies available at New York State Library and Manuscripts and Special Collections.
  

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    Manuscripts and Special Collections
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    SC10833	1	MANUSCRIPT	N (nocirc)

• MARC Record

  Papers, 1832-1864
  Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857.
  

  Control Number:

  (OCoLC)122536766

  Local call number:

  SC10833

  Author:

  Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857.

  Title:

  Papers, 1832-1864.

  Quantity:

  7 boxes (ca. 2.0 cubic ft.)

  Quantity:

  4 microfilm reels.

  Additional phys form:

  Also available on microfilm.

  Historical/biog note:

  John Pollard Gaines was born (September 22, 1795) in Augusta County, Virginia. He served as an aide to General Winfield Scott in the Mexican War and, later, as a member of the U.S. Congress from Kentucky (1847-1849). Appointed as governor of the Oregon Territory in 1850 by President Zachary Taylor, Gaines served (1850-1853) during the first series of Indian wars which broke out in the region. He died (December 9, 1857) in Salem.

  Review:

  Papers include: Certificate of appointment as territorial governor of Oregon; correspondence related to his service in the United States Congress as a representative from Kentucky (1847-1849) and as governor of Oregon Territory (1850-1853); diary (1850) while on board the ship "Supply"; letter books (1849-1855); Cayuse Indian War claims (1849-1853); accounts of Rogue River Indians and Indian trade; private receipts and account books (1822-1857); Oregon petitions, as well as materials concerning the territorial library and the Mexican War. Much of the correspondence is with Cassius M. Clay, a prominent abolitionist and political associate of Gaines. The papers also include a considerable amount of material related to the estate of John Pollard Gaines.

  Provenance note:

  The papers of John Pollard Gaines were acquired by the New York State Library sometime prior to the Capitol Fire of March 1911 which most likely destroyed acquisition records as well as significantly damaging the papers themselves. The papers were accessioned to holdings in June 1939.

  Access restriction:

  Restricted: access has been restricted due to ongoing conservation issues as a result of extensive fire damage to the original documents.

  Finding aids:

  Unpublished guide in the repository and online: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc10833.htm

  Personal subject:

  Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903 Correspondence.

  Personal subject:

  Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.

  Personal subject:

  Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.

  Corporate subject:

  Oregon. Governor Correspondence.

  Subject:

  Mexican War, 1846-1848.

  Geographic terms:

  Kentucky--History--1792-1865.

  Geographic terms:

  Kentucky--Politics and government--1792-1865.

  Geographic terms:

  Oregon Territory--History.

  Geographic terms:

  Oregon Territory--Politics and government.

  Geographic terms:

  United States--Territories and possessions.

  Geographic terms:

  United States--History--1815-1861.

  Geographic terms:

  United States--Politics and government--1845-1861.

  Electronic access:

  Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc10833.htm