He stayed only a few weeks and returned to the United States with a petition signed by sixty Oregonians asking the U.S. Government to take possession of the territory .
He was deposed as leader during the trip and arrived in Oregon in the fall of 1839 .
He stayed only a few weeks and returned to the United States with a petition signed by sixty Oregon asking the U.S. Government to take possession of the territory .
He was deposed as leader during the trip and arrived in Oregon in the fall of 1839 .