Letter: Camp Carrollton near New Orleans, to Arthur Denver, 1847 Jun 13.

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Letter: Camp Carrollton near New Orleans, to Arthur Denver, 1847 Jun 13.

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ALS from James Denver to his brother Arthur in Platte City, Missouri dated June 13 1847, written shortly after joining the 12th Infantry in New Orleans before shipping out to Vera Cruz. He directs his brother in the settling of debts incurred when he raised Company H in Missouri, and describes the camp.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Denver, James William, 1817-1892

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James W. Denver was born near Winchester, Virginia. He attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1830, settling near Wilmington. In 1841 he taught school in Missouri, and in 1844 he graduated from the law school of the University of Cincinnati. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio. He moved to Platte City, Missouri, in 1845, where he continued his law practice and acting career. In 1847, during the Mexican–American War, he recruited a company for t...

Denver, Arthur St. C.

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