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John Franklin Miller papers, 1872-1881.
BANC MSS 81/106 cpLOCAL
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Title:
John Franklin Miller papers, 1872-1881Creator/Contributor:
Miller, John Franklin, 1831-1886, creatorAbstract:
Includes four letters from Lewis Gerstle and one letter from A. Wassermann written on behalf of Alaska Commercial Company,
giving reports of company operations re fur trade and market conditions, and activities of its agents; also with these, a
newspaper clipping; two letters from Charles E. Hill soliciting assistance in securing the appointment of Judge O.N. Dewey
as consul general of Shanghai; one letter from the U.S. Adjutant General's Office to Miller requesting an account of his military
service during the Civil War years; two drafts of Miller's account with detailed description of the battle of Stone River
and comments on hostilities at Liberty Gap and Nashville.
Date:
1872 (issued)Subject:
n-us-akFur trade -- Alaska
Fourrures -- Commerce -- Alaska
Fur trade
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Alaska
United States
Alaska Commercial Company.
United States. -- Adjutant-General's Office.
Alaska Commercial Company.
United States. -- Adjutant-General's Office
Gerstle, Lewis -- 1824-1902
Wasserman, A
Hill, Charles E
Gerstle, Lewis -- 1824-1902
Type:
History.Physical Description:
1 portfolio
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 81/106 cpLOCAL