James S. Fisher papers, 1850-1863.

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James S. Fisher papers, 1850-1863.

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Eight letters of recommendation for Fisher relating to his Civil War service; typescript of excerpts from Fisher's diary describing a Michigan boat trip from Detroit to Ontonagon via Sault Ste. Marie in 1850, and student days at the University of Michigan in 1860; also diary of an overland trip to California in search of gold and the return trip by sea, with comments on mining; three University of Michigan student notebooks on courses by James V. Campbell, Thomas M. Cooley, and Charles I. Walker. Notes on the James Fisher family by Max Fisher.

.3 linear ft. (3 v. and 4 folders)

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