Diary, 1829.

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Diary, 1829.

Journal kept while a member of Bennet Riley's escort to Santa Fe in 1829. Includes a copy of a letter dated April 28, 1847 to S.H. Turner concerning Commodore Stockton, John C. Fremont, and the situation in California. Also includes a photostat of Cooke's promotion to Lt. Colonel.

39 pp. : type carbon.

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Riley, Bennett, 1787-1853

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Soldier. Distinguished himself during the War of 1812, in various Indian actions, and during the Mexican War. He served as miltiary governor of California in 1849. Bennett I. and Edward B.D. Riley were two of Bennett Riley's children. From the description of Bennett Riley papers, 1818-1888. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 123812535 Biography Bennet Riley, born in Virginia in 1787, early became a soldier, ris...

Morgan, Dale L. (Dale Lowell), 1914-1971

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Author and historian of the Amercian West. From the description of Scrapbook, 1916-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630659 Dale L. Morgan (1914-1971), Western historian, was born in Salt Lake City and educated at the University of Utah. He was state superintendent for the Utah Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (1940-42) and information specialist with the Office of Price Administration during World War II. As a Guggenheim Fellow for 1947-48, Morgan...

Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895

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