Mary H. Farbae letter : San Francisco, to H.H. Bancroft : ALS, [188-?] Aug. 6.

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Mary H. Farbae letter : San Francisco, to H.H. Bancroft : ALS, [188-?] Aug. 6.

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Describes Mary Farbae's father Rev. Dr. E. Thomas's experience with the Modoc Indians, in response to the entry in Bancroft's "History of California."

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