Theodore Talbot letters to his family : mss., 1843-1861.

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Theodore Talbot letters to his family : mss., 1843-1861.

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Experiences while a member of Frémont's expedition to California, 1845-1846, and in Veracruz with the American forces, with descriptions of the town and his life there; ocean voyage around the Horn to Hawaii, 1848-1849; sojourn in Oregon Territory, mainly in Vancouver and Astoria, 1849-1852 (with copy of a report of an examination of the Alcea River); and Civil War experiences at Fort Sumter in 1861. Also included are a few letters, 1843-1844, from Jessie Benton Frémont to Mrs. Talbot concerning Talbot.

1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. BNEG Box 1286) and positive.

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