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Jonathan Drake Stevenson papers, 1846-1893.
BANC MSS C-B 476 Box 1; BANC MSS C-B 476 Box 2
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Title:
Jonathan Drake Stevenson papers, 1846-1893Creator/Contributor:
Stevenson, J. D. (Jonathan Drake), 1800-1894, creatorAbstract:
Part I. Letters, case files, and other papers relating mainly to activities in San Francisco from about 1849 as an attorney
and claim agent.
Part II. On film: letters and regimental orders written by Stevenson and others relating to the New York Regiment-organization,
voyage to California, and military service, 1846-1848. Includes journals, Camp Polk and Fort Columbus, 1846-1847.
Date:
1846 (issued)Subject:
Lawyers -- CaliforniaVoyages to the Pacific coast
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Regimental Histories -- New York (State) -- Infantry -- 1st Regiment
Note:
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Pt. II : Originals in: New York Historical Society.
Some items in Pt. I from T.W. Norris Collection and Cowan Collection. Provenance of balance unknown. Microfilm purchased from
New York Historical Society, 1941.
Physical Description:
2 boxes.
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 532:9) and positive.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 476 Box 1
BANC MSS C-B 476 Box 2