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Lee, Richard Bland, 1797-1875. Letters, 1833-1834.

Title: Letters, 1833-1834.

Copies of letters dated Santa Fe and Abicus, New Mexico, and Washington, from Lee to Colonel R. Jones, Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, reporting details of an exploring trip and encounters with Indians; and extracts from James A. Seddon's biography of Lee.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145787376 View

Prince, William E., d. 1892. Army letterbooks, 1845-1848.

Title: Army letterbooks, 1845-1848.

William Prince's letterbook from Fort Leavenworth contains information on the supply of Doniphan's and Kearny's expeditions, the Oregon Battalion, and other forces operating on the frontier. The letterbook from his service in New Mexico contains official correspondence regarding civil and military affairs within the 9th Military Dept.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. (204 p. in 1 case) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702126720 View

Reading, Fanny Washington. Reading family papers, 1841-1868.

Title: Reading family papers, 1841-1868.

Letters written to or about Pierson Barton Reading, mainly by members of the family, including letters from Richard Bland Lee and Fannie (Washington) Reading (one describing her voyage to San Francisco in 1856 from New York via Panama); letter, 1844, by Reading, relating his overland journey to California and his early impressions; 1851 treaty between U.S. Indian agent O.M. Wozencraft and California Indians at Reading ranch; President Fillmore's certificate of Reading's appointment, 1852, as Indian agent in California, and Reading's accounts while agent; deed for property in Shasta County, 1862. Also included: correspondence and articles of his daughter, Alice M. Reading; papers relating to the estate of Robert Lee Reading, 1919-1920; correspondence with related notes and clippings, 1943-1970, of Eleanor Lee Templeman, concerning Reading and the Reading adobe.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25751141 View

Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family Papers, 1757-1925, (bulk 1838-1868)

Title: Alfred and Elizabeth Brand Collection of Civil War and Lee Family Papers, 1757-1925 (bulk 1838-1868)

ArchivalResource: 3.4 Linear Feet,; 100 Items

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Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843

Title: Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843.

The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president.

ArchivalResource: 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01965/catalog View

Lee, Richard Bland, 1797-1875. Letter to Philip R. Fendall [manuscript], 1829 February 16.

Title: Letter to Philip R. Fendall [manuscript], 1829 February 16.

Lee writes concerning the correct legal procedure that will allow Fendall to purchase slaves from Joseph Gales without the necessity of a public auction.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647816375 View

Lee, Richard Bland, d. 1875. Richard Bland Lee correspondence, 1849-1850.

Title: Richard Bland Lee correspondence, 1849-1850.

Letters of information to George Gibson of the Quartermaster Dept. Include report on trip through Mexico en route to California, provisions available in San Francisco, army establishments in Oregon, changes in California, conditions at Benicia.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 4 folders in portfolio.Copies : 1 microfilm reel (9 exposures) : negative (Rich. 544:3) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26657550 View