James Alexander Forbes papers, 1845-1853.

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James Alexander Forbes papers, 1845-1853.

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Correspondence and documents to and from Forbes concerning J.S. Frémont and incidents leading to the Bear Flag revolt; description of battle of Santa Clara in Dec. 1846, and account of New Almaden Mines.

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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...

Forbes, James Alexander, 1804?-1881

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New Almaden Quicksilver Mines.

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Norris, Thomas W. (Thomas Wayne)

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Cowan, Robert Ernest, 1862-1942

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Robert Ernest Cowan was born in 1862 in Toronto, Canada; came to San Francisco in 1870; student at UC Berkeley 1882-84; San Francisco bookseller from 1895-1920 and author of bibliographies of history of California and the Pacific Coast; librarian for William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1919-33; moved to Los Angeles at Clark's request in 1926; Cowan's collection of books and manuscripts form the nucleus of the UCLA Dept. of Special Collections' holdings in Californiana; married Marie Margaret Fleissner i...