Papers of James Clyman, 1827-1881 (bulk 1827-1846).

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Papers of James Clyman, 1827-1881 (bulk 1827-1846).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122332636

Includes letters and receipts about Clyman's service in the Black Hawk War (1832-1835), receipts and promissory notes from the business operations of Clyman and Arnett in Danville, Illinois (1832-1840), and nine volumes of diaries describing Clyman's travels to, life in and return from Oregon and California (1844-1846) and an 1871 diary kept in Napa, California.

52 pieces.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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