Papers of Sherman Otis Houghton, 1831-1914 (bulk 1860-1900).

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Papers of Sherman Otis Houghton, 1831-1914 (bulk 1860-1900).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228718378

The collection consists primarily of correspondence regarding the publication of History of the Donner Party (1879) by Charles Fayette McGlashan. Persons represented in the collection by three or more pieces include: Tamsen Eustis Dosier Donner (6), Carlos P. Houghton (3), Richard C. Kerens (3), and Charles Fayette McGlashan (93). There are also two letters (1894 & 1898) from Jessie Benton Frémont to Eliza Poor Donner Houghton.

195 pieces.2 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 7088207

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Houghton, S. O. (Sherman Otis), 1828-1914.

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Sherman O. Houghton, a California lawyer and politician, was born in New York and came to California with Stevenson's New York Volunteers in 1847. In 1861 he married Eliza Poor Donner, whose parents, George and Tamsen Donner, had perished during the crossing of the Sierra Nevada in 1846. From the description of Papers of Sherman Otis Houghton, 1831-1914 (bulk 1860-1900). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228718378 ...

Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902

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She was born near Lexington, Virginia, the second child of Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858) and Elizabeth McDowell (1794–1854). She was born in the home of her mother's father, James McDowell. Her father, Senator Benton, had been wanting a son, but went ahead and named her in honor of his father, Jesse Benton. Jessie was raised in Washington, D.C., more in the manner of a 19th century son than daughter, with her father, who was renowned as the "Great Expansionist," seeing to her early education...

Houghton, Carlos P.

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Donner, Tamsen, 1801-1847

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McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette), 1847-1931

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Biography Charles Fayette McGlashan was born in Wisconsin in 1847 and came overland with his father and sisters, arriving at Placerville in September 1854. He attended Sotoyme Institute, Healdsburg, California, from 1861 to 1865 and Williston Seminary in Massachusetts, 1868-1870. From 1872, McGlashan lived in Truckee almost continuously. Until 1874 he was principal of the public schools, resigning in October to go to Utah as corre...

Houghton, Sherman Otis, 1828-1914

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Kerens, Richard C.

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