Letters to family, 1873-1883.

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Letters to family, 1873-1883.

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Four of these letters are written by Edgar Jacob (1883) to his family back in England. His letters were written from Rimouski, Québec, Iowa, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Tejon Ranch and Bakersfield, California. In his letters from Salt Lake City Edgar describes the city, talks about the Mormons and the building of their Tabernacle. Edgar also discusses Americans, their customs and religion. His last letter was written while visiting his brother Augustus at Bakersfield and the Tejon Ranch region (after he had taken up ranching). Edgar talks about ranch life, the sheep, the Indians living near the ranch and General Edward Beale. The three letters by Augustus Jacob (1873-1874) were written to his father and sister Edith from San Francisco and Laguna Ranch, California. He talks about the people he meets, life in California and the sights he sees. He also writes in great detail about ranch life and sheep raising in California and his trip from Jamaica to San Francisco.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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Beale, Edward Fitzgerald, 1822-1893

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Edward Fitzgerald Beale (1822-1893) was a naval officer in California during the Mexican War, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for California, organizer of the U.S. Camel Corps, and brigidier-general in the California state militia. Beale was also an explorer for wagon roads and railroads in the U.S. West, owner of Rancho El Tejón (Kern County, Calif.) and Decatur House (Washington, D.C.), and served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary. From the description of Collection related t...

Jacob, Philip,

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Jacob, Edgar.

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Englishmen Edgar Jacob and his brother Augustus are the sons of Philip Jacob, Archdeacon of Winchester. Edgar Jacob became Bishop of Newcastle in 1896. Augustus, who was a Commander in the Royal Navy, moved to the United States in 1873. From the description of Letters to family, 1873-1883. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 316604498 ...

Jacob, Augustus.

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