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Sawyer, H. C. (Herbert Carleton) Correspondence, 1882 May 19-1885 May 17.
Manuscript SMCII Box 10 Folder 11
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Title:
Correspondence, 1882 May 19-1885 May 17Creator/Contributor:
Sawyer, H. C. (Herbert Carleton), creatorAbstract:
Correspondence covers a period from May 19, 1882 through Aug. 1882 where author describes his army life. Assigned, at first,
to Alcatraz Island; then to the St. Helena area where he visited several camps around St. Helena, Clear Lake, Cloverdale;
finally, a return to the Presidio. Last two letters are to his wife, between May 3 and May 17 1885, where he describes Santa
Cruz area.
Date:
1882 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caSawyer, H. C. (Herbert Carleton) -- Correspondence
Physicians -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
United States. -- Army -- Military life
Prisons -- California -- Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Cloverdale (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Saint Helena (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Clear Lake (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Santa Cruz (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Military camps -- California -- Clear Lake
Note:
Physician. Born in 1857 in Maine, author settled in San Francisco with his family. A doctor, author was appointed Acting Assistant
Surgeon in the United States Army in 1882. After serving in the Army, practiced medicine in San Francisco through late 1880's
and early 1900's.
Type:
biographyPhysical Description:
print
14 items ; 25 x 20 cm. or smaller.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Manuscript SMCII Box 10 Folder 11