Edward Richard Sprigg Canby Papers, 1837-1873.

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Edward Richard Sprigg Canby Papers, 1837-1873.

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Papers primarily relating to the career and death of General Canby, with some material pertaining to other members of the Canby family and members of the allied Hawkins and Speed families. Included are military papers of General Canby, including orders and correspondence, 1853-1869; correspondence, 1850-1863, of Louisa Hawkins Canby (Mrs. Canby), including some letters to General Canby; and newspaper clippings, 1873, concerning the murder of Canby by Modoc Indians, his funeral, and army career. Louisa Canby's correspondence primarily discusses family and local news. Correspondents include her sisters, Miriam Hawkins Speed (Mrs. John James Speed), Margaret Hawkins Speed (Mrs. Thomas Spencer Speed), and Fannie Hawkins, and her brother, John P. Hawkins. Correspondence of John P. Hawkins concerns his attempt to assemble newspaper clippings about his brother-in-law, General Canby.

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