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Two letters and a description of the Bruff collection, 1849, 1869 and 1914.
BANC MSS C-B 305LOCAL
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Two letters and a description of the Bruff collection, 1849, 1869 and 1914Creator/Contributor:
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Force, Peter, 1790-1868, Recipient.Creator/Contributor:
Locke, Richard Adams, 1800-1871, Recipient.Creator/Contributor:
Pioneer Association of CaliforniaAbstract:
Letter, Jan. 30, 1849, to Col. Peter Force relates to formation of Washington City Mining Co. and plans for journey west;
letter, Dec. 14, 1869, to Pioneer Association of California, relates to attempts to have his memoirs published. In it he incorporates
critique of his manuscript by Richard A. Locke; and description of the Bruff collection, now at the Huntington Library and
Yale University, by the Hudson Book Co., 1914 (typescript, carbon).
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
Overland journeys to the PacificVoyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Washington City Mining Co.
Note:
Letters from Bruff, 1849 and 1869 : Photostats.
Bruff letters (photostats) : FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or for permission
to publish to the owners of the originals.
Letter from Bruff to Peter Force : Original in Library of Congress, Peter Force Collection.
Letter from Bruff to Pioneer Association of California : Original in Huntington Library
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1 portfolio
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 305LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Bruff letters (photostats) : FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or for permission
to publish to the owners of the originals.