William Carr Lane diary transcript, 1852-1853.

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William Carr Lane diary transcript, 1852-1853.

Summary: One handwritten transcript of a diary written by Lane from 1852 to 1853, and one photocopy of the transcript. The diary provides details of Lane's trip over the Santa Fe Trail from St. Louis to Santa Fe, descriptions of Santa Fe and its people, and disputes over the United States-Mexico boundary. The transcript was used by Ralph E. Twitchell in the publication of Carr's diary in 1917.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7391422

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Lane, William Carr, 1789-1863

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