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William A. Carter papers, 1835-1925 (bulk 1880).
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William A. Carter papers, 1835-1925 (bulk 1880)Creator/Contributor:
Carter, William A. (William Alexander), 1818-1881, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Carter family.Abstract:
Business letters received, alphabetically arranged, mostly for the 1870's and 1880's; legal papers, especially an 1838 agreement
for carrying on a sutlership in the Cherokee Nation, Tennessee; papers reflecting employee concerns in the Fort Bridger area
from about 1860 and transactions with settlers of the vicinity; papers relating to business transactions with army officers,
or to army personnel; documents concerned with Carter's duties as probate judge of Green River County, Utah, 1858-1867; social
and personal letters received, 1835-1891; two items of special interest being letters by W.A. Carter to his wife from Placerville,
California, August 11, 1850, and from Camp Scott, Utah Territory, March 10, 1858.
Miscellaneous family papers, 1846-1925, include a "diary" made up by Mrs. Groshon from letters of 1858-1859, the originals
of which have largely disappeared; fragmentary original diaries for 1859, 1873, and 1881; and some papers of Mrs. Groshon,
reflecting her work for the Daughters of the American Revolution in Wyoming, ca. 1913-1915.
Date:
1835 (issued)Subject:
n-us-tn -- n-us-ut -- n-us-wy -- n-us-caSutlers -- Tennessee
Judges -- Utah -- Green River County
Probate courts -- Utah -- Green River County
Judges
Probate courts
Sutlers
Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Placerville (Calif.)
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
California -- Placerville
Tennessee
Wyoming -- Fort Bridger
Daughters of the American Revolution. -- Wyoming State Society.
Daughters of the American Revolution. -- Wyoming State Society
Carter, William A. (William Alexander) -- 1818-1881 -- Archives
Carter family
Carter (Famille)
Carter family
Carter, William A. (William Alexander) -- 1818-1881
Note:
For a complete description see Dale L. Morgan and George P. Hammond, eds., A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Bancroft
Library, v. 1 (1963), p. 244-245
Microfilm of Carter Family papers Originals in private possession.
Microfilm FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1905.07978-.07995--PIC).
In English.
Preferred citation: William A. Carter papers, BANC MSS P-M 202, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
Archives.Diaries.
Physical Description:
print
3 boxes (1.2 linear feet)
1 microfilm reel (14 exposures) : negative (Rich. 117:1) and positive (Film P-M 202, part 4)
Language:
English
Origin:
United StatesCopyright Note:
Microfilm FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.