A document describing the incorporation, cost of construction, and revenue of the Willamette Falls Canal Company. Includes a letter from Joseph Gaston to C. C. Beekman on verso.

A clipping from the "Oregon Argus" newspaper. The clipping is a reprint from the "Oregon Statesman" and details the arrival of S. B. Hadley at Corvallis with a petition from Umpqua Valley citizens to Governor Curry requesting volunteers to "repel the hostilities of the Shasta and Rogue River Indians."

A list of seven questions about James McLoughlin's reputation in Oregon from McLoughlin to James Watt. Watt's reply is handwritten below the typed questions.

An untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane announcing that the Legislative Assembly will be convened, commenced, and held at Oregon City. The announcement also includes election results.

An act by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon announcing a special election in each of the counties in the territory. Positions to be elected in each county include three judges of the probate court, one clerk of the probate court, one sherriff, one assessor, one county treasurer, one school commissioner, and justices of the peace.

An untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane calling a Special Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon. The second page is a proclamation encouraging all civil officers and citizens to seize deserters and deliver them to any commissioned officer in the service of the United States.

An act of congress which created the office of Surveyor General of the Public Lands of Oregon, provided for the survey, and made donations to settlers of public lands.

An untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane announcing he has been commissioned as governor of Oregon Territory.

A petition to the Legislative Assembly and council of the Territory of Oregon to establish and endow a university within the Oregon City Claim.

A broadside describing the Young Ladies' Boarding and Day School conducted by the Sisters of Notre Dame. This broadside was possibly distributed in 1851, when the ads for the school began appearing in the Oregon Statesman.

A promissory note to George Abernethy for $11.95 with interest at the rate of 6%. The blank form was printed in 1845 and filled out in 1846.

A broadside written by James W. Nesmith denouncing J. Quinn Thornton. This broadside was published following Thornton's refusal to duel Nesmith.

A secretly-printed broadside issued by Governor George Abernethy and circulated among immigrants traveling west. The circular describes preferred conduct towards Native peoples and warns against trying new routes, encouraging families to "keep the old road."

Manuscript that recollects when Governor Clarence D. Martin called out Portland's mayor at the time, Mayor Carson, on the pollution being dumped into the Willamette River. The document goes on to point out how this is a violation of state law. Portland was not the only area affected.