Benjamin L.E. Bonneville papers [manuscript], 1823-1833.

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Benjamin L.E. Bonneville papers [manuscript], 1823-1833.

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Collection includes copies of letters from Bonneville: to Major General Jacob Brown, 1825 Oct. 15, describing his attendance at a celebration in honor of General Lafayette and requesting military leave; to Alexander Macomb, from Crow Country, Wind River, 1833 July 29, 19 pp., "the lost report" of Bonneville's western expedition of 1832-1835; to Lewis Cass, from Washington City, 1835 Sept. 30, 14 pp., reporting Bonneville's western expedition of 1832-35 to the Secretary of War, justifying his actions and requesting restoration of military rank. Also included in the collection is a brief history of Bonneville during his western expedition by Mrs. James B. Montgomery as told to her by Colonel Grenville O'Halle in 1870.

.08 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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