Horace and Louisa K. Capron letters and miscellany 1871-1913

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Horace and Louisa K. Capron letters and miscellany 1871-1913

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/8208

Horace Capron was an American farm expert, United States Commissioner of Agriculture, and agricultural advisor to the Japanese government. Present are letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Capron, Horace, 1804-1885

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U.S. army officer and U.S. commissioner of agriculture. From the description of Horace Capron papers, 1834-1961 (bulk 1871-1875). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131604 Horace Capron: worked in cotton manufacturing, 1829-1834; in 1834 commissioned colonel of the 32nd Regiment of Maryland Militia; opened a cotton factory, 1836; active in progressive farming and agricultural societies; from 1852-1854 special agent over certain Indian tribes in Texas; served in the Civil War, ...