Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the Oregon Territory. [with]. Memorial of Hall J. Kelly. [with].Group of Four other Petitions.

Pamphlets, 8vo, removed, disbound, 3, 2, 2, 3, 11, 4 pp. Items disbound, a few ink notations, some foxing and aging, paper a bit brittle, one document with printer error on first page, affecting a few words, a few small chips and tears, mostly along edges. The first two documents represent two of the earliest and most important claims to land in Oregon. The first is dated January 28, 1839, is signed in print by J.S. Whitcomb and 35 others, who had settled in the region in 1832 claiming to be "the germ of a great State." They point to the potentially important commercial advantages of the territory, and favorable relationship with Native Americans. The second item, dated December 27, 1839, by the author of the first Oregon colonization scheme, describes his difficult trip to the region in 1832, admits his financial failures, but claims to have created "the first permanent American Settlements west of the Rocky Mountains." The four remaining items relate to efforts to claim land in Oregon or advocating the establishment of a territory.