John A. Dreibelbis letters : and related materials, 1854-1861.

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John A. Dreibelbis letters : and related materials, 1854-1861.

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A signed autographed letter from Dreibelbis, Shasta City [Calif.], February 7, 1854, to an un-named addressee, written to suggest the examination of a possible route for a Pacific railroad (2 p.) Two enclosures are a manuscript map of his route across the Sierra Nevada from the Humboldt River to the Sacramento Valley, by Honey Lake Valley and Noble's Pass (72 x 21 cm.) and a description of the country over which he passed (4 p.) Photostats of the letter and enclosures are also included.

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Dreibelbis, John A.

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Wheat, Carl I. (Carl Irving), 1892-1966

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Wheat was an historian of California and the American West with a particular interest in early maps of the region. He was also a collector of books and manuscripts, a founder of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, and an active member of E Clampus Vitus, the Bohemian Club, and the Zamarano Club. From the description of Carl I. Wheat notes and maps. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122598853 Carl I. Wheat, Western historian, chairman of The Friends of the Bancroft...

Reading, Pierson Barton

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