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2 stories matching compens

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:compel, compensatori, compet, recompens, compendium, comprehens

  1. The Great Vancouver Land War

    A government ruling unravels decades of competing claims between the St. James Mission, the U.S. Military, and the heirs of Amos Short over the heart of Vancouver.

    Apr 12, 1862Washington StandardFort Vancouver, Vancouver, Clark CountyFollow the Money

  2. Paying the Volunteers of the Indian Wars

    A federal act authorizes millions to compensate the Washington and Oregon volunteer regiments who fought in the 1855-1856 Indian Wars.

    Apr 20, 1861Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyExclusion & Resistance

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