Rare Books
Memoir of the life and public services of John Charles Frémont
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Rare Books
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of a bust-length portrait promoting politician and United States Republican vice-presidential candidate John A. Logan in the 1884 election.
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Manuscripts
Frémont informs Lester that he has just sent him an article titled "Conquest of California" which includes a sketch of Frémont. He hopes it will be of use to Lester's project.
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Manuscripts
Frémont informs Kern that Kern is in command of Fort Sacramento while Frémont is away. Frémont states he will return in ten days, at which time they will begin their journey home. Kern is given leave to shoot anyone who endangers the fort.
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Manuscripts
In this letter to the otherwise unidentified "Mr. Wright" of Washington, Frémont writes thata French company called "the Belgian Miners" has arrived in San Francisco, and are under lease to him. He shall put them to work immediately "on a good vein" and writes that "their report to France will be of great importance." During his time in the South, Frémont reports that he "obtained a great deal of information relative to mines." He has found another rich vein, but is not sure of the ore it contains - he has sent a piece to England for identification - and has acquired a large amount of land that may be of considerable value. Frémont states that they have no commissioner, but hopes the President will "send out others without delay." He hopes Mr. Wright will act on his behalf in this and other matters.
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Manuscripts
Frémont requests a copy of a letter written to Hardy from Thomas O. Larkin in San Francisco, dated 1859, August 5.
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Frémont writes that he has just returned from Bear Valley, where he has "succeeded in putting matters there in solid & prosperous condition," and of the breakup of the Merced Mining Company.
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