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Daingerfield Fauntleroy papers, 1819-1873 (bulk 1819-1847).
BANC MSS C-B 764 FILM
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Title:
Daingerfield Fauntleroy papers, 1819-1873 (bulk 1819-1847)Creator/Contributor:
Fauntleroy, Daingerfield, 1799-1853, creator, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Leidesdorff, William A. (William Alexander), 1810-1848Creator/Contributor:
Mervine, William, 1791-1868, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Society of California PioneersAbstract:
Primarily letters to Daingerfield Fauntleroy from his family and superior officers, including Commander William Mervine, in
part while serving as a captain in the U.S. Navy in charge of American occupation troops around Monterey after the Mexican
War. Also includes his U.S. Naval commission, a note of indebtedness (1847) to Fauntleroy from William A. Leidesdorff with
documents relating to subsequent payment of note, and a Society of California Pioneers letter (1873) to his son, Captain W.H.
Fauntleroy, acknowledging his donation of his father's papers.
Date:
1819 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-mx---Fauntleroy, Daingerfield -- 1799-1853 -- Correspondence
Mervine, William -- 1791-1868 -- Correspondence
Mexican War, 1846-1848
California -- History -- 1846-1850
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Daingerfield Fauntleroy papers, BANC MSS C-B 764 FILM, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Originals in private possession.
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.
Related collection: John Gilroy papers (BANC MSS C-B 688).
Physical Description:
print
1 microfilm reel : (22 exposures) : negative (Rich. 533:15) and positive.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-B 764 FILM
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited.