John Clar papers, 1845-1883.

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John Clar papers, 1845-1883.

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Contents: Letter, Sept. 10, 1845, from Clar to George Bancroft, requesting disability pay, enclosing copy of statements by William Maxwell Wood, fleet surgeon, and John D. Sloat; reply from Bancroft; letter, Nov. 22, 1881, from James Alexander Forbes, to William H. Davis protesting difference in his salary and Clar's; transcript of letter, Sept. 16, 1883, from Clar to A.M. Kenady, telling of his work in translating and copying land claim documents while he was with the U.S. Surveyor General's Office, with additional autobiographical information; and undated personal notebook, containing notes on early California history, some relating to land cases and surveys.

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Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

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George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...

Forbes, James Alexander, 1804?-1881

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Wood, William Maxwell, 1809-1880

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Dr. William Maxwell Wood was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1809. He was Fleet Surgeon of the U.S. Pacific Squadron and credited with notifying his authorities of the breakout of the Mexican War. This notification allowed his authorities to immediately go to California and possess it. Dr. Wood died on March 1st, 1880 at his home in Maryland. From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of Dr. William Maxwell Wood, Deceased, 1901. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldC...

Clar, John, 1813-1884

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Sloat, John Drane, 1781-1867.

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