Charles Francis Clarke Papers 1847-1914 (bulk 1848-1971)

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Charles Francis Clarke Papers 1847-1914 (bulk 1848-1971)

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This collection consists of correspondence and other papers pertaining to CharlesFrancis Clarke, British immigrant-turned-pioneer on the Western frontier. Most correspondence in this collection pertains to Clarke, his wife Mary, and his parents in England. This correspondence details pioneer life and newsworthy events of the early- and mid-1800s from the perspective of an immigrant family and enlisted man.

1 box (.38 cu. ft.)

eng,

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Clarke, Charles Francis, 1827-1862

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According to the author who published many of Clarke's letters, "Frank and Mary Clarke were among the tens of thousands of European immigrants who flocked to the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century to look for a better life." Charles Francis Clark, of Suffolk, England, immigrated to the United States in 1847, driven by wanderlust. As Darlis Miller explains, "Clarke abandoned England at a time when Europe was being inundated with promotional literature that touted wester...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Clarke, Mary (Mary McGowan)

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Clarke family

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