Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867
Variant namesGeorge Wilkins Kendall settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1835. In 1837, he and Francis A. Lumsden established the Times-Picayune, a New Orleans newspaper. Kendall participated in the Texan Santa Fé Expedition in 1841 and was subsequently held prisoner in Mexico. During the Mexican War he accompanied United States forces under Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, reporting war news for the Times-Picayune. He was the author of Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition (1844) and The War Between the United States and Mexico Illustrated (1851). In 1852 Kendall settled in Texas, where he operated a grazing farm.
From the description of Letter : New Orleans, La., to Catherine F. Kendall Rix, Mobile, Ala., 1851 Apr 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81699427
From the description of Letter : New Orleans, La., to Catherine F. Kendall Rix, Mobile, Ala., 1851 Apr 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702150542
Role | Title | Holding Repository |
---|
Filters:
Relation | Name | |
---|---|---|
associatedWith | Falconer, Thomas, 1805-1882. | person |
associatedWith | Fellowes, Georgina Kendall, 1850-1947 | person |
associatedWith | Ferguson, Henry Noel, 1904-1984. | person |
associatedWith | Fulton, Maurice G. (Maurice Garland), 1877-1955. | person |
associatedWith | Griswold, Rufus W. (Rufus Wilmot), 1815-1857, | person |
associatedWith | Hill, Caryl Clyde | person |
associatedWith | Hill, Caryl Clyde | person |
associatedWith | Kendall Family. | family |
associatedWith | Kendall Family. | family |
associatedWith | Kendall, Ralph A. | person |
associatedWith | Kendall, Thaddeus. | person |
associatedWith | Magoffin, Susan Shelby, 1827-1855. | person |
associatedWith | Rix, Catherine F. Kendall. | person |
associatedWith | Rix, William, 1811-1892. | person |
correspondedWith | Schwab, Arnold T. | person |
associatedWith | United States. Dept. of State. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | United States Sanitary Commission | corporateBody |
Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
Louisiana--New Orleans | |||
Louisiana--New Orleans |
Subject |
---|
Mexican War, 1846-1848 |
Texan Santa Fe Expedition, 1841 |
Occupation |
---|
Newspaper editors |
Activity |
---|
Person
Birth 1809-08-22
Death 1867-10-21