James O.B. Gunn letter : Sausalito, Calif., to friends : photocopy of typed transcription, 1906 Apr. 21.

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James O.B. Gunn letter : Sausalito, Calif., to friends : photocopy of typed transcription, 1906 Apr. 21.

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Consists of a letter (5 p.) to Cofran, Street, and Booth, giving a firsthand account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Includes commentary on the Army regarding roles of feeding refugees, keeping order in the city, and efforts to stop the fire. Includes a letter (1 p.) from J.W.G. Cofran at the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Western Department, Chicago, to Mrs. Julia B.L. Scott in Cantonsville, Md., dated Apr. 26, 1906, with which Cofran enclosed and forwarded Gunn's letter.

6 leaves.

California historical society

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California historical society

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Gunn, James O. B.

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Gunn served as President of the Mechanics Savings Bank in San Francisco. From the description of James O.B. Gunn letter : Sausalito, Calif., to friends : photocopy of typed transcription, 1906 Apr. 21. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122385292 ...

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...

Cofran, J. W. G.

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Scott, Julia B. L.

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