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 In May 1855, George Roberts married Rose Birnie at Cathlamet, probably at the home of her brother James. Some years older than Roberts, she had come out from Aberdeen, Scotland, late in 1851, to live with her brother and his family, and must have met Roberts first traveling through from Nisqually to Cathlamet. Later that year and into 1856, during the Indian war, Roberts acted as a mail guard and clerk for William W. Miller, quartermaster of the volunteers. He was evidently still unsatisfied with his situation when he went to Victoria in 1858 to see Tolmie, and made arrangements to occupy the remainder of the PSA Company's Cowlitz Farm. In lieu of rent, he was to keep the farm buildings in repair and hold the claim for the company until it was reimbursed by the U.S. government. From May, 1859 when he moved back to Cowlitz, until 1865 or later, Roberts had to face the interference of others who refused to recognize the company's right to hold or lease the land. Finally