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             THE QUARTERLY OF THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
                            (Vol. 1, No. 1)




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                             THE QUARTERLY

                                 OF THE

                       OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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                 VOL. 1       MARCH, 1900        NO. 1

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                           Illustration: Logo


                                CONTENTS


          THE GENESIS OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY AND OF A       1
            COMMONWE