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Theodore Talbot letters to his family : mss., 1843-1861.
BANC MSS 67/165 c FILMLOCAL
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Title:

Theodore Talbot letters to his family : mss., 1843-1861

Creator/Contributor:

Talbot, Theodore, 1825-1862, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902, Correspondent.

Abstract:

Experiences while a member of Frémont's expedition to California, 1845-1846, and in Veracruz with the American forces, with descriptions of the town and his life there; ocean voyage around the Horn to Hawaii, 1848-1849; sojourn in Oregon Territory, mainly in Vancouver and Astoria, 1849-1852 (with copy of a report of an examination of the Alcea River); and Civil War experiences at Fort Sumter in 1861.
Also included are a few letters, 1843-1844, from Jessie Benton Frémont to Mrs. Talbot concerning Talbot.

Date:

1843 (issued)

Subject:

Voyages to the Pacific coast
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique
Guerre du Mexique, 1846-1848
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
California -- History -- To 1846
Oregon -- Description and travel
Vancouver Island (B.C.)
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Récits personnels
Californie -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1846
Oregon -- Descriptions et voyages
Vancouver, Île de (C.-B.)
British Columbia -- Vancouver Island
California
Oregon
United States
Frémont, John Charles -- 1813-1890
Frémont, John Charles -- 1813-1890

Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the Library of Congress.
Originals in: the Library of Congress.

Type:

History.
Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

microfilm
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. BNEG Box 1286) and positive.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 67/165 c FILMLOCAL

Origin:

United States

Copyright Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the Library of Congress.