bia, and on August 19, 1818, carried out his instructions by taking formal possession of the country, nailing to a tree a board, on one side of which was painted the American coat of arms, and on the other an account of the proceedings
Elliott, T. C. Surrender at Astoria in 1818. Vol. 19, pages 271-282. Dec. 1918.
J. B. Prevost's report of the surrender of Astoria by the British. After leaving the Ontario Prevost joined Hiş Majesty's sloop of war Blossom and proceeded to the Columbia in company with Captain Hickey, who was on his way to carry out the orders of the British government for surrendering the post. On the 6th of October the British flag was hauled down and that of the United States raised in its stead.
Elliott, T. C. Northern Boundary of Oregon. Vol. 20, pages 25-34. March, 1919.
Contains a letter dated December, 1825, from J. H. Pelly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, to George Canning, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in which it is stated that the Hudson's Bay Company post was moved from Fort George (Astoria) to Vancouver at the suggestion of Canning and named by Sir George Simpson.
Elliott, T. C. Northwest Boundaries; Some Hudson's Bay Company Correspondence. 1826. Vol 20, pages 331344. Dec. 1919.
These are documents consisting of questions relating to settlements on the Columbia river addressed to Sir George Simpson by Henry W. Addington, commissioner, and Simpson's reply thereto.
Elliott, T. C. Strange case of Jonathan Carver and the Name Oregon. Vol. 21, pages 341-368. Dec. 1920.
Elliott, T. C. Origin of the Name Oregon. Vol. 22, pages 91-115. June, 1921.
Elliott, T. C. Jonathan Carver's Source of the Name Oregon. Vol. 23, pages 52-69. March, 1922.
Elliott, T. C. David Thompson and Beginnings in Idaho. Vol. 21, pages 49-61. June, 1920.
Elliott, T. C. David Thompson, Pathfinder, and the Columbia River. Vol. 26, pages 191-202. June, 1925.
