THE OREGON DONATION LAND LAW 140 THE CONSPIRACY EFFECTIVE 143 CAREER AND DEATH OF THURSTON 144 THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 146 DR. McLOUGHLIN'S MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS 149 THE PERSECUTION CONTINUED 152 THE END OF DR. McLOUGHLIN'S LIFE 154 JUSTICE TO DR. McLOUGHLIN'S MEMORY 159 OPINIONS BY DR. McLOUGHLIN'S CONTEMPORARIES 162 EULOGY UPON DR. McLOUGHLIN 169 ILLUSTRATIVE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT: 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