Diary of James Franklin Aldrich, 1876-1879.

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Diary of James Franklin Aldrich, 1876-1879.

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Aldrich kept this diary while on a trip, with Colonel Francis Trowbridge Sherman, from Chicago to San Francisco in 1876. They traveled on horseback through Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona visiting various towns, ranches, and mines. Aldrich specifically describes his experiences in Las Animas, Colorado; Albuquerque, Fort Craig, Mesilla, and Silver City, New Mexico; and Fort Grant, Arizona. After Arizona, Aldrich briefly traveled to San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco before returning to Chicago. Also included are Aldrich's expense accounts for 1877-1879.

46 pages, typescript, 27 cm.

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