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Cage 153
John Bradley
Papers, 1846-1869

The papers of Captain John Bradley (d. ca. 1868) were separated from the papers of his son, Cyrus Bradley (b. 1852), when that accession was reprocessed by Lawrence Stark in 1974. The Bradley papers were received by Washington State University Library sometime prior to 1955. The John Bradley papers were arranged and described by Terry Abraham in October, 1974.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Cyrus Bradley's autobiography, prepared in 1893 for Hawthorne's History of Washington gives this account of John Bradley: "His father, the late Captain John Bradley, was the owner and commander of the steamer Lawrence, which did active service during the war of the Rebellion, on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and other Southern waters. At the age of twelve years, young Cyrus removed with his parents to their home near Dayton, Ohio, and remained there until the death of his father, four years later [i.e. 1868]." [Typescript account, folder 48, Cyrus Bradley Papers]

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The papers of John Bradley are primarily concerned with legal and financial matters of his steamboat and real estate investments. They include a collection ledger, a cargo manifest, insurance policies, articles of agreement, bills of sale, and 1865 federal income tax receipt, four unidentified tintypes, and letters including one by young Cyrus to Mrs. John Bradley.

CONTAINER LIST

Container	Description	# of Items
1.	Collection ledger, Steamer Lawrence, 1846-1867. Also miscellaneous notes, accounts and recipes probably by Cyrus Bradley.	1 v.
2.	Manifest of Steamer Lawrence, Cincinnati to Little Rock, March 22, 1867.	1
3.	Cargo, steamboat and flatboat insurance policies, 1861-1867.	14
4.	Articles of agreement, bills of sale, and other legal papers re: steamer and real estate purchases, 1853-1869.
5.	Income tax receipt, 1865.	1
6.	Correspondence, primarily to Mrs. John Bradley, 1861-1867.	4
7.	Photographs: 4 unidentified tintypes.