James William Denver family collection, 1855-1883.

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James William Denver family collection, 1855-1883.

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Correspondence, writings, and clippings by, to, and about James William Denver and his wife Louisa. Seven letters, dated 1855-1863, are written to Louisa by her cousins, August, Alfred, and Sophia Kautz. Each of these cousins describes their daily life and the characteristics of the locales from which they are writing. These include Fort Oxford, Oregon Territory; Fort Steilacoom, Washington Territory; Camp near Stanford, Kentucky and the U.S. Naval Academy. The eight letters written to James William Denver, and the one he wrote himself, are dated 1856-1883 and are politically oriented, several letters from people seeking appointment (including his brother-in-law Alfred). Two letters from Arthur Denver in Sacramento in 1858 and 1859 refer to the state election campaigns. A commemorative address honoring the Civil War dead made by James Denver accompanies the correspondence, as do two clippings about Denver and the Kautz brothers.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8016355

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...

Kautz, August V. (August Valentine), 1828-1895

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August Valentine Kautz was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was a private, 1st Ohio Infantry Regiment (Mexican War); lieutenant, 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment; captain, 6th (3rd) U.S. Cavalry Regiment; colonel, 2nd Ohio Cavalry Regiment; commander, Camp Chase; 1st Cavalry Brigade, District of Central Kentucky; 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII (23rd) Corps; Chief of Cavalry and temporary Chief of Staff, XXIII Corps; Assistant Chief, Cavalry Bureau; brigadier general, Cavalry Division, Departm...

United States Naval Academy

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Taffinder was born on March 18, 1884, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906, attained the rank of Vice Admiral, retired from the Navy in 1947, and died in 1965. From the description of Diploma, June 14, 1906. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 704931343 Founded in 1845, the United States Naval Academy trains students in a four-year Officer Development Program, preparing them for assignments as midshipmen after graduation. The courses focus on moral...

Kautz, Alfred, b. 1839.

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Denver, Louisa C.

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Kautz, Sophia.

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