Manuscripts

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Description: The collection consists of letters, documents, manuscripts, business papers, and maps related to Wellington C. Burnett (1828-1907), his wife, Jane Cleveland Burnett, and the Burnett and Cleveland families. There are also materials about early California and Burnett's involvement with veterans of the Mexican War. Also included is Burnett's journal containing an account of his experiences during the Mexican War.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1812-1935.
Call number: mssBurnett
Creator: Burnett, Wellington Cleveland (1828-1907)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Argonaut Book Shop, January 1956.

Wellington C. Burnett papers

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters, documents, manuscripts, business papers, and maps related to Wellington C. Burnett (1828-1907), his wife, Jane Cleveland Burnett, and the Burnett and Cleveland families. There are also materials about early California and Burnett's involvement with veterans of the Mexican War. Also included is Burnett's journal containing an account of his experiences during the Mexican War.

mssBurnett

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mssBurnett

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Wellington C. Burnett journal of experiences as a soldier during the Mexican War and events to 1906

Manuscripts

mssBurnett

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B: Correspondence and Documents

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32 items

mssBurnett

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Burnett, Olive B. C. Correspondence

Manuscripts

48 items

mssBurnett

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Peter H. Burnett account book, letters, and clippings

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The account book is from Peter Hardeman Burnett's years in Missouri. It also contains information about the estate of John Thornton. The second volume, created by Raymond W. Settle, contains newspaper clippings about Burnett, and typewritten copies of letters written by Burnette, from Oregon and California, to William S. Smith, 1846 January 20, James M. Hugh, 1847 March, Caroline M. Moss, 1881 November 1, E. M. Samuel, 1861 March 9 and 1862 July 16, and Alexander William Doniphan 1849, February 2.

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