Extract of a letter to General Bennett Riley, 1849 November 6.

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Extract of a letter to General Bennett Riley, 1849 November 6.

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Handwritten extract of a letter to Riley, military governor of California. Ord reported his observations on Los Angeles. This letter and others were incorporated into Philip Thomas Tyson's Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating Information in Relation to the Geology and Topography of California. Washington, 1850.

4 p. ; 25 x 20 cm.

Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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SNAC Resource ID: 7102174

Natural History Museum Los Angeles County Foundation, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883

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American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Omaha, Neb., to William Worth Belknap, 1872 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610636 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Omaha, Neb., to "Dear Genl" [William W. Belknap?], 1872 Nov. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610635 From the description of Autograph letter signed : San Francisco, to "Dear Genl." [William Worth Belknap?], 1870 Jan. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Riley, Bennett, 1787-1853

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Soldier. Distinguished himself during the War of 1812, in various Indian actions, and during the Mexican War. He served as miltiary governor of California in 1849. Bennett I. and Edward B.D. Riley were two of Bennett Riley's children. From the description of Bennett Riley papers, 1818-1888. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 123812535 Biography Bennet Riley, born in Virginia in 1787, early became a soldier, ris...