ALS, 1861 May 27 : Hotel du Louvre, Paris, to Frederick Billings.

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ALS, 1861 May 27 : Hotel du Louvre, Paris, to Frederick Billings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16390178

Fremont relates the state of negotiations with French capitalists about his Mariposa Mines. "For our country things look much better. We shall have the sympathy of the French emperor."

3 p. ; 18 x 11 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Billings, Frederick, 1823-1890

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