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Gapen family papers, [1834-ca. 1920]
BANC MSS P-W 1LOCAL
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Title:
Gapen family papers, [1834-ca. 1920]Creator/Contributor:
Gapen, William, 1817-1850, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Davis, Frances Gapen.Creator/Contributor:
Chester, John M.Creator/Contributor:
Gapen, Otho.Creator/Contributor:
Gapen, Stephen.Creator/Contributor:
Gregg, W. H.Creator/Contributor:
McRae, Calvin.Creator/Contributor:
Tyler, W. W.Creator/Contributor:
Hubbard, G. M.Creator/Contributor:
Segraves, William.Abstract:
Chiefly correspondence of William Gapen, who died of cholera June 13, 1850, en route to California from Dublin, Indiana. Seven
letters are to his wife, 1839 and 1850; one to his father-in-law, 1850. Six letters to him, 1834-1850, mostly of personal
character, are by John M. Chester, Otho Gapen, Stephen Gapen, W.H. Gregg, Calvin McRae, and W.W. Tyler. A statement by G.M.
Hubbard, June 13 and August 5, 1850, relates the circumstances of Gapen's death. A letter by Otho Gapen to C.B. McRae and
Sarah (Gapen) McRae, 1851, concerns the administration of their father's will; one by William Segraves to "Cosin Charley,"
1862, is of Civil War interest; letters of 1863 and 1864 to "Frank" and "My Dear Children" by "Father" describe a railroad
journey through Indiana and Ohio.
Date:
1834 (issued)Subject:
McRae, C. B -- Correspondent.McRae, Sarah Gapen
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Personal narratives
Cholera
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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Photostats (negatives)
Originals in: possession of Francis Haines (1945)
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.
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Family papers.Physical Description:
13 folders in portfolio.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-W 1LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.