C. Moody letter on John C. Fremont stationary, 1856.

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C. Moody letter on John C. Fremont stationary, 1856.

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Letter written by C. Moody of Marion County, Ohio, to her brother. Letter features an engraving of Republican Presidential candidate John C. Fremont. The end of the letter states "you will see that this sheet and envelope have Fremont stamp it was got from our state fair reports say here that those envelopes are all blacked in the post office when you write let me know if this is."

Letter in file folder; 15 x 9 1/2 in.

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Moody, Carolyn

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John Charles Fremont was known as the Pathfinder to his contemporaries due to his exploration of the Western frontier. Born in 1813 in Savannah, Georgia, Fremont grew up in Charleston, S.C. where he attended the College of Charleston. During the 1830s he was a surveyor for the U.S. government and during the 1840s he led several successful exploring expeditions, becoming a public figure after the publication of the expedition reports. Arriving in California during the Mexican War, he...