M. L. Baker letters 1846-1849.

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M. L. Baker letters 1846-1849.

Photostats of letters from M. L. Baker to his family with typed transcriptions. Ten letters dating from September 13, 1846 to May 23, 1849. They describe the writer's participation in Mexican and Indian campaigns. Descriptions of the culture of Indians and landscape of the area around New Mexico, including encounters with Indians. Letters are addressed from Santa Fe New Mexico, Council Grove Kansas, Arkansas River near Pawnee Forks, Albuquerque New Mexico, and Head quarters Fort Leavenworth.

11 folios.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7967648

Cornell University Library

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M. L. Baker, corporal in B Troop, 1st Dragoons, took part in Kearny's expedition to Santa Fe and later trained recruits at Fort Leavenworth. From the description of M. L. Baker letters 1846-1849. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 67615709 ...