Leonard Babcock reminiscences, with letter to the History Company : Santa Barbara, Calif., 1889 July 26.

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Leonard Babcock reminiscences, with letter to the History Company : Santa Barbara, Calif., 1889 July 26.

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Recollections of his journey to California, 1849 (part of the way with the "Jayhawkers" in the wagon train led by Jefferson Hunt); arrival in Los Angeles over the CajoĢn Pass; experiences enroute to and in the mines; return to St. Louis via the Isthmus; removal to Santa Barbara. Notes and copy of document relating to the first freeing of negro slaves in Missouri, 1863, included.

Originals : 2 folders in portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (22 exposures) : negative (Rich. 98:5) and positive.

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