Benjamin S. Lippincott letters : ALS, 1847-1851.

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Benjamin S. Lippincott letters : ALS, 1847-1851.

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Letters, most of them lengthy and informative, written from Los Angeles and elsewhere in California. Subjects include: overland journey to California; Indian troubles affecting the gold mines; California politics in 1851; the California state constitutional convention; and the California state seal. details Lippincott's overland journey to California, leaving for the West on May 14, 1846 from near Independence, Missouri. Much of that letter and the following (March 22, 1847) describes his adventures while serving under John C. Fremont and events in California during and immediately following the Mexican war, especially the contested California governorship. contains a drawing of the California state seal.

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