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Kimball family papers, 1863-[ca. 1920]
BANC FILM 2410; BANC MSS P-W 18
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Title:
Kimball family papers, 1863-[ca. 1920]Creator/Contributor:
Kimball family., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Kimball, William Augustus., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Kimball, Nathan, 1823?-1898, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Kimball, Emily C., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Kimball, Nan L., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Kimball, William A., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Brooke, John R., 1889, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
McClain, Josiah., Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Tooker, Al, ca. 1920, Correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Turner, George, 1886, Correspondent.Abstract:
Papers of William Augustus Kimball and his father, Nathan Kimball (1822-1898), pertaining to their military service and to
the business interests of the son in Washington Territory.
The papers include 16 family letters by Nathan, Emily C., Nan L., and William A. [brother of Nathan] Kimball, 1863-1898; and
letters by John R. Brooke, 1889; Josiah McClain, 1893, Al Tooker, ca. 1920, and George Turner, 1886.
Date:
1863 (issued)Subject:
Postal service -- UtahMines and mineral resources -- Washington (State)
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Note:
Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2410.
After service in the Mexican War, Nathan Kimball became a general officer in the Union army; subsequently engaged in the life
insurance business in Indianapolis, 1872-1873; and in 1879 was postmaster at Ogden, Utah. The son, a graduate of the Military
Academy, retired with the rank of captain in 1894; he and his wife Stella A. Kimball owned real estate in Jefferson and Kitsap
counties, and had mining interests in Colville County, Washington.
Type:
Family papers.Physical Description:
42 items.
1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 2701) and positive.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC FILM 2410
BANC MSS P-W 18