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John Clar papers, 1845-1883.
BANC MSS C-B 758LOCAL
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Title:
John Clar papers, 1845-1883Creator/Contributor:
Clar, John, 1813-1884, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Sloat, John D. (John Drake)Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Forbes, James Alexander, 1804?-1881Creator/Contributor:
Wood, William Maxwell, 1809-1880Abstract:
Contents: Letter, Sept. 10, 1845, from Clar to George Bancroft, requesting disability pay, enclosing copy of statements by
William Maxwell Wood, fleet surgeon, and John D. Sloat; reply from Bancroft; letter, Nov. 22, 1881, from James Alexander Forbes,
to William H. Davis protesting difference in his salary and Clar's; transcript of letter, Sept. 16, 1883, from Clar to A.M.
Kenady, telling of his work in translating and copying land claim documents while he was with the U.S. Surveyor General's
Office, with additional autobiographical information; and undated personal notebook, containing notes on early California
history, some relating to land cases and surveys.
Date:
1845 (issued)Subject:
California -- History -- To 1846California -- Lands
Note:
All materials except personal notebook photocopies.
Location of originals unknown.
Photocopies FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.
Physical Description:
1 portfolio.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 758LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Photocopies FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.