Henry S. Hewit journal and correspondence : mss., 1845-1852 (bulk 1848-1850).

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Henry S. Hewit journal and correspondence : mss., 1845-1852 (bulk 1848-1850).

Contains journal (80 p.) covering Captain William H. Warner's expedition to the Sierra Nevada and recuperation in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hewit describes illness, California Indians, including their diet and enslavement, staying with Sutter, gold and bears. Also includes correspondence (9 letters) most relating to military career and one letter about going through Panama.

2 v. ; 20-30 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7811513

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880

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Sutter, California pioneer, had gold discovered on his estate in 1848, prompting the Gold Rush. From the description of ALS, 1856 September 7 : Hock Farm, to Colonel (James G.G.F. Warren?). (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16723069 From the description of ALS, 1851 June 25 : Hock Farm, to General John Wilson, San Francisco. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16722847 American pioneer. Owner of Sutter's mill where gold was ...

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...

Warner, William Horace

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Hewit, Henry S.

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Henry S. Hewit was an Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Army, serving in New York, California and Hawaii and later in the Civil War under U.S. Grant. From the description of Henry S. Hewit journal and correspondence : mss., 1845-1852 (bulk 1848-1850). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 62313964 ...