Anson G. Henry Anson G. Henry (1804 - July 30, 1865) was a physician and politician, who is best known for his friendship with eventual President Abraham Lincoln. Henry received patronage appointments to Oregon Territory through Lincoln from 1852 onwards, first as an Indian agent and then as Surveyor General of Washington Territory. He died when the steamer Brother Jonathan ran aground near Crescent City, California and sank. Anson G. Henry Anson G. Henry Ocean off of Crescent City, California 1865-07-30 61772760 1090285942 right Black and white image of man with facial hair standing in a suit and bowtie Anson G. Henry 1865-07-30 friend to President Abraham Lincoln, Indian agent to Oregon tribes American Physician, politician "I found that very little preparation had been made for the comfort or successful treatment of the large number of naked diseased Indians, who had been collected together suddenly from all parts of the territory. I found them sick & dying under circumstances which appealed most strongly to the sympathies of the human heart." --01-05 30.0 1827 Anson G. Henry (1804 - July 30, 1865) was a physician and politician, who is best known for his friendship with eventual President Abraham Lincoln. Henry received patronage appointments to Oregon Territory through Lincoln from 1852 onwards, first as an Indian agent and then as Surveyor General of Washington Territory. He died when the steamer Brother Jonathan ran aground near Crescent City, California and sank. 11500 1865 1827 1804 1865

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