Looney, Jesse Letter from Oregon Territory, 1843

Name/Title

Looney, Jesse Letter from Oregon Territory, 1843

Entry/Object ID

AM9999.711.17164

Scope and Content

Copy Of Original Letter Written By Jesse Looney. This letter was written October, 27, 1843 by Jesse Looney to his brother-in-law Major John C. Bond of Greenbush Illinois and carried by Lieutenant Fremont and mailed in St. Louis, Missouri August 8, 1844. Jesse Looney was at Waillatpu, Oregon Territory. He was telling how to prepare for the journey and what the trip would be like.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Letters related to Oregon Trail, Trails, Oregon Trail, Western Migration

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 20, 2010

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jesse Looney

Person or Organization

Lt. John Fremont

Person or Organization

Major John Bond