December Library jewel #1: Territory Volunteer papers
(Image courtesy of Washington State Library) Many of the collections or documents featured in our “Library jewels” blog series go deep into Washington history. Our first jewel for December goes back to soon after the creation of Washington Territory. It’s the Washington Volunteer papers from 1854 to 1861. The State Library has the story on these documents: The Washington Territorial volunteers were authorized by an Act passed by the Washington Territorial Legislative Assembly January 26, 1855 to organize a militia….