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The Journey to the Willamette Valley

Benjamin asked me if there was anywhere in Savannah where he might find a wife. The settlers of Oregon Country had offered land to those who might follow. A married settler could claim six hundred and forty acres. All told, he said, if he was able to find himself a wife before he reached Oregon Country, he very much intended to do so.

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