Camp Floyd materials, 1859-1900.

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Camp Floyd materials, 1859-1900.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/472212161

This collection includes 11 documents and letters related to activities at Camp Floyd (Fort Crittenden), Utah, in the aftermath of the Utah Expedition (1857-1858). Materials include lists of men and property employed at both Rush Valley and Camp Floyd, several letters from Parmenas Taylor Turnley to Bennett Smith describing transfer operations from Rush Valley to Camp Floyd as well as the need for added security against supply theft, and an itinerary of James Hervey Simpson's travels from Carson Valley to Camp Floyd. Also included is a letter from Ben Holladay describing the moving of supplies from Carson Valley to Camp Floyd. In addition to the Camp Floyd materials, the collection also contains a folder of ephemera (bank deposit slips, receipts from the Oregon and California Railroad Company, and promissory notes) relating to the business dealings of Willis Dunegan (Dunagan, Dunigan) and his relatives.

12 items.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Oregon and California Railroad Company

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Dunagan, Willis,

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Simpson, J. H. (James Hervey), 1813-1883

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James Hervey Simpson was a West Point cadet who served with the Topographical Corps to explore and survey the Green Bay, Wis., area. He later surveyed the Santa Fe Trail in the late 1840s and mapped out routes to California in the 1850s within the Utah Territory, where he was named chief of topographical engineers. From the description of Abstract of disbursements on account of survey of N.W. lakes (Green Bay survey) made during the 2nd & 3rd quarter of the year : ms., 1843. (Uni...

Smith, Bennett Holly

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Utah Expedition (1857-1858)

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Turnley, Parmenas Taylor, 1821-1911

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Couser, Jacob,

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Miller, Dean F.

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Holladay, Ben, 1819-1887

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Ben Holladay (1819-1877?), traded in Salt Lake City after the Mexican War, bought the Central Overland Express Co., organized the pony express, and became a leader in the development of transportation in the West and Northwest. From the description of Letters: to Nat Stein /by Ben Holladay, 1862-1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127654 Ben Holladay (1819-1887) was a flamboyant financier, railroad promoter, and real estate developer who was influential in O...