Letter: to H. H. Bancroft /by Alexander Chambers, 1885 Jan 4.

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Letter: to H. H. Bancroft /by Alexander Chambers, 1885 Jan 4.

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Alexander Chambers's letter to H. H. Bancroft is accompanied by a narrative of the founding and history of Fort Bridger, compiled from post records and signed by Post Adj. Christopher Comstock Miner.

1 v. (14 p.) ; 21 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Chambers, Alexander, 1832-1888

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Chambers was born in Cattaraugus, New York. He graduated from West Point with the class of 1853 (which also included John Schofield and Philip Sheridan), and was commissioned a second lieutenant. He fought in the Seminole War from 1855, and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1859. In May 1861, shortly after the war started, he was promoted to captain, and performed recruiting duty in Iowa. Promoted to colonel in March 1862, he took command of the 16th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, leading i...

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918

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Ezekial Thatcher was clerk of the Parkville School District, Shasta County, Calif. He emigrated to California from Pennsylvania in 1850 and helped establish the first school district in the Parkville area. He is descended from the Thatchers of Uffington, England, the same family as Denis Thatcher, husband of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. From the description of H.H. Bancroft letter : San Francisco, Calif., to E. Thatcher, Parkville, Shasta County, Calif. : ALS (photocopy)...

Miner, Christopher

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