| A: Article 3 of Convention of October 20, 1818, between the United States and Great Britain | [175] |
| B: Convention of August 6, 1827, between the United States and Great Britain | [175] |
| C: Statement concerning merger of Hudson's Bay Company and Northwest Company; and grant to Hudson's Bay Company of 1821 and 1838 to trade in the Oregon Country | [176] |
| D: Excerpts from Manuscript Journal of Rev. Jason Lee | [180] |
| E: Rev. Jason Lee's visit to Eastern States in 1838; and his report to the Missionary Board at New York in 1844 | [185] |
| F: Excerpts from Narrative of Commodore Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., published in Philadelphia in 1845 | [190] |
| G: Letter from Henry Brallier to Frederick V. Holman of October 27, 1905 | [196] |
| H: Shortess Petition; excerpts from Gray's "History of Oregon" relating to Shortess Petition; and excerpt from speech of Samuel R. Thurston in Congress, December 26, 1850, as to author of Shortess Petition | [198] |
| I: Ricord's Proclamation; letters of A. Lawrence Lovejoy and Rev. A. F. Waller of March 20, 1844; Ricord's Caveat; invalidity of Waller's claim to Dr. McLoughlin's land; and excerpts from letters of Rev. Jason Lee to Rev. A. F. Waller and Rev. Gustavus Hines, written in 1844 | [212] |
| J: Agreement between Dr. John McLoughlin, Rev. A. F. Waller, and Rev. David Leslie, of April 4, 1844; statement of cause and manner of making said agreement | [224] |
| K: Statement of career in Oregon of Judge W. P. Bryant | [228] |
| L: Letter of Dr. John McLoughlin, published in the "Oregon Spectator" Thursday, September 12, 1850 | [229] |
| M: Letter by William J. Berry, published in the "Oregon Spectator," December 26, 1850 | [243] |
| N: Excerpts from speech of Samuel R. Thurston in Congress, December 26, 1850 | [246] |
| O: Correspondence of S. R. Thurston, Nathaniel J. Wyeth, Robert C. Winthrop and Dr. John McLoughlin, published in the "Oregon Spectator," April 3, 1851 | [256] |
| P: Letter from Rev. Vincent Snelling to Dr. John McLoughlin of March 9, 1852 | [262] |
| Q: Excerpts from "The Hudson's Bay Company and Vancouver's Island" by James Edward Fitzgerald, published in London in 1849; and excerpt from "Ten Years in Oregon," by Rev. Daniel Lee and Rev. J. H. Frost, published in New York in 1844 | [264] |
| R: Note on Authorship of "History of Oregon" in Bancroft's Works; and sources of information for this monograph | [270] |
| S: Excerpts from opinions of contemporaries of Dr. McLoughlin | [272] |
| INDEX | [287] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Portrait of Dr. John McLoughlin, taken from daguerreotype of 1856; from original belonging to Mrs. Josiah Myrick, Portland, Oregon | [Frontispiece] |
| Portrait of Dr. John McLoughlin, taken from miniature painted on ivory, 1838 or 1839; from original belonging to Mrs. James W. McL. Harvey, Mirabel, California. | [facing p. 62] |
PREFACE
This is a plain and simple narrative of the life of Dr. John McLoughlin, and of his noble career in the early history of Oregon. The writing of it is a labor of love on my part, for I am Oregon-born. A number of my near relatives came to Oregon overland in the immigrations of 1843, 1845, and 1846. My father and mother came overland in 1846. The one great theme of the Oregon pioneers was and still is Dr. McLoughlin and his humanity. I came so to know of him that I could almost believe I had known him personally.