Letter : U.S.S. Portsmouth, Yerba Buena, Calif., to Edward Meyer Kern, Fort Sacramento, Calif., 1846 Aug 6.

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Letter : U.S.S. Portsmouth, Yerba Buena, Calif., to Edward Meyer Kern, Fort Sacramento, Calif., 1846 Aug 6.

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ALS regarding occupation of California during the Mexican War. Montgomery briefly discusses communications sent to Kern at Fort Sacramento, parole of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, and operations of Joseph W. Revere at Sonoma. The letter is bound with a typed transcript.

1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm., bound in v., 29 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8018650

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Portsmouth (Sloop of war)

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The Portsmouth was under Commander John B. Montgomery and sailed chiefly on the coasts of Mexico and California. From the description of Logbooks of the Portsmouth, 1844-1847. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214990328 U.S. naval vessel launched at the Portsmouth, N.H., navy yard in 1843 and commissioned in 1844; wooden sloop of war; 1,022 tons; struck from the navy list in 1915 and subsequently sold. From the description of Logbook, 1850...

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Kern, Edward Meyer, 1823-1863

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Edward Meyer Kern was an artist, scientist, and explorer from Philadelphia. In 1845, Edward accepted the position of artist and topographer for John Charles Frémont's third expedition, which was to explore the central route to California. The Frémont expedition merged California Battalion when the Mexican War began, and Edward was made commander of Sutter's Fort. From the description of Diary of Edward Meyer Kern, 1848, October 8-November 11. (Huntington Library, Art Collections &a...

Revere, Joseph W. (Joseph Warren), 1812-1880

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Joseph Warren Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, was born May 17, 1812, in Boston, Massachusetts. He joined the United States Navy at the age of 14. In 1846 he was stationed at the U.S. Military Post at Sonoma, California. In May 1848 Revere left California to go back to the East Coast, but returned that December after hearing the news of the discovery of gold. Revere, besides mining for gold, became a rancher and businessman. In 1851, Revere spent some time as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Mexican ...

Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-

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John Berrien Montgomery was a United States naval officer; as commander of the Portsmouth during the Mexican War, he occupied San Francisco and established authority of the United States on the California coast. From the description of Letter : U.S.S. Portsmouth, Yerba Buena, Calif., to Edward Meyer Kern, Fort Sacramento, Calif., 1846 Aug 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78915132 From the description of Letter : U.S.S. Portsmouth, Yerba Buena, Calif., to Edward Meyer Kern, ...