Letters of Major Edwin A. Sherman to General Thomas Ketcham

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Letters of Major Edwin A. Sherman to General Thomas Ketcham

Dates: 1902-1910

Collection Number: ARC 595

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 6 letters (6 leaves); 22 x 28 cm.

Repository: Monterey Public Library

Monterey, California 93940

Abstract: Letters written by Major Edwin A, Sherman, secretary and chairman of the Sloat Monument Association of California, to Thomas Ketcham, the Association's marshall.

Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Letters of Major Edwin A. Sherman to General Thomas Ketcham. Collection Number: ARC 595. Monterey Public Library

Acquisition Information

Gift from Jeffrey Lee McBride in 2016.

Scope and Content of Collection

The letters, written on Association letterhead featuring an image of Rear Admiral John Drake Sloat, concern the Association's book on the life of Sloat ; arrival of monument base stones in Monterey; contention with the Monterey delegation, Ketcham's letter published in the book, etc. One letter, inviting Ketcham, to participate in an Admission Day Parade, is on Associated Veterans Of the Mexican War, 1846-1848, letterhead stationary.