I certify that the enclosed hair was taken from the head of the much lamented Andre, at the period of his disinternment in the fall of the year 1822 ...
Pettis's letters to his wife Annie describe the army posts, towns, and the difficulties of frontier duty in a time of limited communication and erratic pay. Included are the descriptive rolls of the men recruited by Pettis, giving rank, age, size, des...
Description:
George Henry Pettis, lieutenant in the California Volunteers during the Civil War, recruited and commanded company K, 1st California Volunteer Infantry, under colonel James H. Carleton, in its campaigns in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas.
Subject (Geographic):
California--History--Civil War, 1861-1865., Fort Craig (N.M.), Fort Sumner (N.M.), and United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Letter from Viceroy Bucareli y Ursúa to Father Rafael Bergér naming Father Pablo Font, Father Juan Riobo, and Father Matias Noriega as chaplains for the impending voyage of exploration along the California coast, and discussing the finances availabl...
Description:
GIft of Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Discovery and exploration--Spanish, Pacific Coast--Discovery and exploration, and Spain--Exploring expeditions
Subject (Name):
Bergér, Rafael, Font, Pablo, New Spain. Viceroy (1771-1779 : Bucareli y Ursúa), Noriega, Mathias, and Riobo, Juan
Autograph letter, signed to "Dear Brother," asking the recipient to exchange pulpits on the following Sabbath. Annotations in another contemporary hand concern Massachusetts Presbyterians; the Great Awakening at Princeton; and the publishing history o...
Subject (Topic):
Congregational churches --Clergy. and Presbyterians --United States --History
Edmunds, J. M. (James Madison), 1810-1879 United States. General Land Office
Published / Created:
1865 October 13
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2393
Collection Title:
United States Carson City Land Office papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
3
Description:
The Carson City Land Office was the first Land Office in Nevada. Registers and Receivers of the Land Office in the years covered by the papers are: Chauncey Noteware, Adolphus Waitz, James McMartin, F.H. Hinckley, O.H. Gallup, S.C. Wright, and Warren ...
Subject (Geographic):
Carson City (Nev.) and Gold Hill (Nev.)
Subject (Name):
Gallup, O. H, Hinckley, F. H, Lockhart, Warren T, McMartin, James, Noteware, Chauncey, United States.--Carson City Land Office (Carson City, Nev.), United States.--General Land Office, Waitz, Adolphus, and Wright, S. C
Subject (Topic):
Homestead law--United States, Mines and mineral resources--Nevada, and Real property--Nevada
The letter written by the superintendent of the Oregon Mission defines in detail the duties and responsibilities of Mr. Hines's position in charge of the Manual Labor School.
Description:
From the Winlock W. Miller Collection.
Subject (Name):
Hines, Gustavus, 1809-1873 and Lee, Jason, 1803-1845
Bennett, Clarence Edmund, d. 1902 Eckels, Delano Russell.
Published / Created:
1858
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1124 Ec54
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Delano R. Eckels, Chief Justice of the Utah Territory, informs Lt. Bennett of the 10th Infantry "I have not yet procured you a bedfellow for the coming winter...we have no news except that half of the Civil Government of Utah is not sober."
Description:
Copy of original letter to Bennett which was dropped on the road from Great Salt Lake City to Camp Floyd, Utah. Copies were made by the Mormons, and the original was returned to Bennett.
Autograph letter, signed responding to Joseph Witherspoon Cooks interest in a Dakota Indian boy taken prisoner by the United States Army at the Battle of Summit Springs. Buffalo Bill discusses actions of United States soldiers and himself in the battl...
Subject (Name):
Buffalo Bills Wild West Company
Subject (Topic):
Cheyenne Indians --Wars, 1868-1869. and Indian captivities --Colorado
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs papers concerning Victoria, British Columbia
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
ALS dated 1868 Nov 18, to the Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Victoria, requesting permission to move a sidewalk in order to build on his property; ALS dated 1869 Mar 13, to the Mayor of the City of Victoria, requesting that the mayor grant...
Description:
American merchant, lawyer, judge and U. S. Consul to Madagascar; served on the Municipal Council of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1866 to 1869.
Subject (Geographic):
Victoria (B.C.)--Politics and government. and Victoria (B.C.)--Social life and customs.
Subject (Name):
Alcott, Thomas S., Leffard, H., Lewis, Richard,--fl. 1867., Russell, J.,--fl. ca. 1868., and Seymour, Fred K.
Letters to the Ministro de Estado y de Relaciones 1828 Apr 14, May 19, by José Mariá Viesca.
Image Count:
5
Abstract:
Letters concerning proposals by Reuben Ross to establish a colony in Texas. Governor Viesca reports to the Ministro de Estado y de Relaciones that Ross' original petition in 1826 had been refused due to the disturbances in the frontier region. The are...
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke.
Subject (Geographic):
Coahuila and Texas (Mexico), Coahuila and Texas (Mexico) Colonization, and Texas--Emigration and immigration
Subject (Name):
Coahuila and Texas (Mexico). Governor (1827-1830 : Viesca and Ross, Reuben, d. 1828
