Sept 22, 1854 Letitia Carson complaint
Dublin Core
Title
Sept 22, 1854 Letitia Carson complaint
Description
This complaint was written and signed by Letitia's attorney, A.J. Thayer, and signed on September 22, 1854. In this legal document, attorney Thayer summarizes Letitia's position against Greenberry Smith saying that Letitia, "worked labored & performed services for the said David Carson during his lifetime & at his special instances & request for the term of seven years & six months in the county of Benton territory of Oregon and also on the road while crossing the plains between the State of Missouri & said Territory, which said work labor & services were done & performed between the 1st day of May in the year AD 1845 and the 1st day of March AD 1853." It concludes that because of this labor, Letitia is due $1000 from Greenberry Smith.
Creator
District Court Benton County
Source
Oregon State Archives
Publisher
LCLP
Date
1854-09-22
Contributor
Bob Zybach
Rights
No Copyright, Public Domain
Format
JPEG image
Language
English
Type
Legal Document
Identifier
Oregon-19
Coverage
David Carson Estate, Territory of Oregon, County of Benton, Soap Creek Valley
Collection
Citation
District Court Benton County, “Sept 22, 1854 Letitia Carson complaint,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed April 19, 2024, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/30.