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La Motte family papers, 1849-1872.
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La Motte family papers, 1849-1872Creator/Contributor:
La Motte family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
La Motte, Robert Smith, 1825-1888Creator/Contributor:
La Motte, Harry Didier, 1831-1918Abstract:
From Robert S. La Motte and his brother Harry to family, describing trip around the Horn; San Francisco in 1849; mining and
Indians in the Humboldt Bay area; politics in California; the Vigilance Committee of 1851; Hawaii in 1851; fires and fire
fighting in San Francisco; mining at Murphy's Flat.
Later letters from Robert S. La Motte relate to his army career: trip up the Missouri River to Montana; establishment of Fort
Ellis in 1866; Crow Indian agreements; Sioux depredations; conditions at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, 1870-1872.
Also, included are typed transcripts of letters, 1849-1869, and R.S. La Motte's autobiography.
Date:
1849 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us-hi -- n-us-mt -- n-us-wyGold mines and mining -- California
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Fires -- California -- San Francisco
Indians
American Indian or Alaska Native
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Incendies -- Californie -- San Francisco
Peuples autochtones
Fires
Gold mines and mining
Indians
Politics and government
Travel
Voyages to the Pacific coast
California -- Politics and government
Hawaii -- Description and travel
San Francisco (Calif.)
Fort Ellis (Mont.)
Fort Bridger (Wyo.)
Californie -- Politique et gouvernement
Hawaii -- Descriptions et voyages
California
California -- San Francisco
Hawaii
Montana -- Fort Ellis
Wyoming -- Fort Bridger
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851.
San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851.
Note:
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Letters from Robert Smith La Motte to his mother, 1870-1872, and Robert Smith La Motte Autobiography [to 1850], [ca. 1886],
from Box 2, also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2061.
Copy of Box 1 : Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 3127:1-2 (Reel 1, letters 1849-1853; Reel 2, letters
1866-1869.).
Type:
family papers.Physical Description:
2 boxes
1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 2171) and positive
2 microfilm reels : negative (BNEG Box 3308 (360 frames), letters 1849-1853; BNEG Box 3309 (373 frames), letters 1866-1869
Language:
English