He talked of Oregon continually.

The subject haunted him day and night.

It was he who inspired Rev.Jason Lee, the pioneer of the Willamette Valley.

Lee interested Senator Linn, of Missouri, in Oregon, and this senator, on December 11, 1838, introduced the bill into Congress which organized the Territory.
Some of the richly endowed new schools of Oregon would honor history by a monumental recognition of the name of Hall J.Kelley, the old schoolmaster, whose dreams were of the Columbia, and who inspired some of his pupils to become resolute pioneers.

Boston was always a friend to Washington and Oregon.