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DR. McLoucHLiN's IMPROVEMENTS AT OREGON CITY 69

Blasting new canal 1,000.00

Rennick's house 400.00

Wilson's house 250.00

Beef store 100.00

Mission house and lots 5,400.00

New dwelling house 4,368.00

Office 950.00

Kitchen 70.00

Kitchen 50.00

J. Brown's house 60.00

F. Ermatinger's room 80.00

Indian shop 40.00

J. Bechan's house ! 60.00

Paid on road ($600.00), bridge ($400.00) 1,000.00

In 1849

Bake house $1200.00

Office addition 1250.00

Subscription to road 100.00

2,550.00

In 1851

Subscription road 1,500.00

$46,730.00

Oregon Territory ,

Clackamas County.

Personally appeared before me, Allan P. Millar, clerk of the District Court of the United States, for the coutaty of Clack- amas, in the Territory of Oregon, Philip Foster, who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and saith that he has examined the foregoing account of moneys expended by Dr. John Mc- Loughlin, in making improvements at the Falls of the Willam- ette, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief and rec- ollection, the same is correct, a'nd that a large portion of the work was executed by himself and the money by him received.

PHILIP FOSTER.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of January, A. D., 1851.

ALLAN P. MILLAR, Clerk U. S. Dist. Court for Clackamas County.

A precisely similar affidavit is made by Walter Pomeroy, Esq., another old citizen.