Manuscripts

Correspondence and documents

Description: The box contains material written from New York, Washington D.C., Indiana, Oregon, and California.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1855 December 25 - 1867 May 24
Call number: mssDO
Creator: Dowell, B. F(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Fred Lockley, March 1924.
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Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
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