Cicero Hunt Lewis dictations : and biographical materials, 1888.

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Cicero Hunt Lewis dictations : and biographical materials, 1888.

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Account of his emigration to Oregon by sea, 1851, and his extensive merchandising interests there, afterward. Include dictations by Lewis and by Henry Failing; drafts of portions of the biographical sketch in the hand of Mrs. F.F. Victor, with revisions by H.H. Bancroft; another draft in the hand of H.H. Bancroft; two typed drafts of the biographical sketch, one with additions in the hand of M.P. Deady; and three letters by Lewis to N.J. Stone of The History Company, October-November, 1888, refusing to authorize publication of the biography. Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft Collection.

Originals : 1 portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (56 exposures) : negative (Rich. 106:2) and positive (Film P-A, reel 18)

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