Rees Family Correspondence

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Title

Rees Family Correspondence

Description

Letters from the Rees Family of Ohio and Oregon. The Rees Family, which was originally from Delaware, had migrated over several generations from the East Coast to Ohio, and then on to Oregon and other western states. This collection centers on the Oregon branch of the family, particularly Willard Hall Rees, who came to Oregon in 1844 in the same party as John Minto and Cornelius Gilliam. Also of note in the collection are letters related to two Rees sons who served on the Union Side in the Civil War. One, David Austin Rees, died at Kennesaw Mountain. The other, Corwin Pottenger Rees, went on to travel around the world with the Navy.

Creator

Rees Family

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Source

Rees Family Correspondence, Pacific University Archives

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