Chavner Papers

1995.47.22 folder 1a:
1906 letter from Cloelia M. Sage, Congress Springs, Saratoga, California, to Mrs. Margaret C. Jones, Gold Hill
1902 invoice from A. E. Reames to Margaret Jones and Mary Pryce for legal services
1896-1902 papers regarding loans from Beekman & Reames to Jones and Pryce
1901 deed of ten acres in T36S R3W from Jones, Pryce and Chavner to J. E. Coffee
1995.47.22 folder 1:
1921-25 auto camping brochures and miscellaneous: 1925 Skaggs Tourist Guide; rules and regulations for Corning, California municipal auto park; map of Vancouver, Canada automobile camp; catalog bulletin from Skaggs United Stores, Portland; order form for Portland Seed Company; “Our Natural Resources” brochure from First National Bank of Southern Oregon, Grants Pass; religious tract “Story of a Street Car Conductor”; subscription solicitation from Medford Mail Tribune and the Sunday Sun; subscription postcard from Oregon Farmer; World War I religious tract “We Drew the Fire”; quack medical booklet “Iron Is Health”; postcard from Ribbon Cane Syrup; solicitation letter and reply postcard for Nuga-Tone “bringing back Health, Strength and Happiness”; 1923 timetables for stages (buses) operating in western Oregon
1995.47.22 folder 2:
Auto camp regulations tag for Lithia Park
1995.47.22 folder 3:
1920 auto supplies sale catalog, Montgomery Ward & Co.
1995.47.22 folder 4:
1893-98 Chavner legal documents and miscellaneous: 1893 foreclosure by Mary A. Stewart against Roland Pryce and Mary A. Pryce; 1897 list of lots sold by Mary A. Pryce, Margaret Jones and husband; 1895 deed from Chavners to James W. Hays Jr. for lot in Gold Hill; 1900 ledger pages and pocket memorandum book for grocery purchases; 1896 deed from Chavners to Margaret Rhinehart for lots in Gold Hill; 1898 deed to Amelia Messner; 1889 deed to Nelson Hebert; envelope from D. T. Lawton, Notary Public, Medford; 1906 telegram to Mrs. Margaret Jones from “Emmett”
1995.47.22 folder 5:
1894-1900 Chavner legal documents and deeds to property in Gold Hill: 1900 deed to E. G. Perham; 1895 deed to James W. Hays Jr.; 1895 transfer of I. L. Hamilton mortgage by E. Wilkinson to James Gaines; 1908 insurance policy for Chavner house; 1896 assignment of Michael Chavner's third of Thomas Chavner estate to his sisters; 1890 deed to Melissa J. Chappell; deed from Nelson Hebert to Michael Chavner; 1895 deed by Roland Pryce to Martha M. Coleman of property in Medford; 1894 deed to Nettie Dodge; 1893 foreclosure judgment by Mary A. Stewart against Pryces; 1889 deed to E. P. Geary for property in T36S R1W
1995.47.22 folder 6:
1882-1901 Chavner legal documents: envelope inscribed “Thomas Chavner's papers in the Ambrose claim”; 1899 Jackson County assessor's certificate; 1885 letter from “A. C. Jones, receiver” to judge Silas J. Day, U.S. Land Office, Roseburg regarding George H. Ambrose and Alexis J. Noland claims on Rogue River; 1886 letter from Silas J. Day to E. L. Applegate regarding Ambrose donation claim, navigability of the Rogue River; 1885 letter to Silas J. Day from J. M. Bacon, grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Oregon of the I.O.O.F. regarding “the meaning of the word and in answer he informed me that it meant three mounts”; 1886 letter to Day from J. M. Bacon describing his inquiries about George H. Ambrose; 1886 letter to Day by E. L. Applegate sharing his confusion about the case; 1884 letter to G. H. Ambrose by William Benjamin, U.S. Land Office, Roseburg, about navigability of Rogue River; 1886 letter to Day from S. M. Stockslager, Asst. Commissioner, Department of the Interior, regarding denial of claim patent and Rogue River, “a meandered stream”; 1887 inquiry by Day to Department of the Interior about nonissuance of patent; 1885 letter to Day from A. C. Jones regarding “Chavner land matters,” Ambrose and Nolan claims and navigability of Rogue River; 1882 Jackson County assessment schedule for Thomas Chavner; 1887 form letter to Thomas Chavner from Bureau of Pensions awarding pension for Mexican War service; 1886 letter to Day from judge J. C. Tolman, surveyor general, offering his advice and presumed history of the Ambrose donation claim; 1886 letter to Day from A. C. Jones regarding navigability of Rogue River and possible way to resolve dispute; 1863 sheriff's deed to Thomas Chavner awarding him mortgaged property of J. C. Adams and Samuel R. Templeton in T36S R3W; 1888 letter from Department of the Interior to J. M. McCoy regarding adjustment of Noland claim patent; 1901 Jackson County assessment on property owned by M. A. Pryce in Medford
1995.47.22 folder 7:
Chavner legal documents: Deeds from Chavners to to Levina Jane Russell; G. R. Nelson and J. E. Coffee; Marguaretta Hubbard; C. H. Dalrymple and W. H. Beidler; S. J. Downing; J. E. Coffee; trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Zerilda Turpin; Mary A. Stewart; W. H. Stickle; blank assessment schedule, 189_; 1894 deed from Patrick J. Ryan to Clara Dymoke; 1900 mortgage of property to E. O. Morrill; 1897 deed by H. E. Cooper and wife to Chavners; 1895-97 invoices from Olson Brothers Lumber, Gold Hill; 1890 deed of Roland Pryce to Martha M. Coleman for lots in Medford; 1900 bill of sale for crop of wheat from Thomas E. Stanley to Mary E. Pryce; 1889 deed from Thomas and Marget McAndrew to Mary A. Chavner for lot in Medford; 1897 Satisfaction of Mortgage from Mary A. Stewart to Mary A. Pryce; 1888 deed by G. H. Baker and Julia Baker to O. N. Fowler for lot in Medford; 1893 contract between Pryces and Mary A. Stewart
1995.47.22 folder 8:
1920s mail order blanks, envelopes, papers, brochures: Montgomery Ward & Co.; Baird North Co.; Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Weinstock, Lubin & Co.; Kitselman Bros. fence, barbed wire, gates, butter churns; Iron Springs tobacco; Orchard and Farm magazine premiums
1995.47.22 folder 9:
1888-90 Thomas Chavner estate account statements, receipts, invoices, correspondence: Robert Swinden, S. C. Parker, Jacoby Bros. (Gold Hill), J. H. Williams, Peter Chavner, Mike Chavner, J. W. Masterson, P. W. Olwell (Phoenix), Bashor & Williams (Gold Hill), Margaret Chavner, Mary Ann Chavner, Rose Chavner, Mary Cavanaugh, J. W. Merritt (Jacksonville), Henry Pape, Gold Hill Flouring Mills, H. K. Hanna, Mr. Wright, T. L. Ball & Co. (Gold Hill), R. H. Moore (Gold Hill), Reames & White (Jacksonville), Telegraph Variety Store (Jacksonville), John H. Bentley, Jackson County Bank (Medford), Davis & France Roller Mills (Medford), Jackson County Fruit Co. (Talent), P. J. Ryan, W. G. Kenney, J. Nunan (Jacksonville), Elizabeth Ryan, Gold Hill post office, G. W. Howard, John Bolt, Silas J. Day, James G. Birdsey, I. A. Webb, J. H. Huffer, William P. Jacoby; appointment of Mary Ann Chavner executrix; subpoena; tax assessment
1995.47.22 folder 10:
1891 theater program, Pike Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio
1888 account, estate of Thomas Chavner
1892 advertising envelope, State Insurance Company, Salem
circa 1891 theater program, Grand Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio
1891 theater program, Harris' Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio
1890 Northern Pacific Railroad folding map of United States
1995.47.22 folder 11:
1895-97 account statements, J. W. Marksberry & Co. (Gold Hill), Olson Brothers (Gold Hill), W. H. Russell (Gold Hill)
1896 pages of San Francisco Examiner with free silver essays and articles