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Edward Meyer Kern letter to "Mary"
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Edward Meyer Kern letter to "Mary"
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In this letter to the otherwise unidentified "Mary", Kern writes of his journey to and arrival at Taos, New Mexico, as part of an expedition led by John C. Frémont. The party nearly starved crossing the mountains, and suffered much from the frozen conditions; ten of the thirty-three men died from hunger and exposure. The letter is signed "Ned." "Mary" may be Mary Kern Wolfe.
mssHM 20656
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Edward Meyer Kern diary
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Diary of the first part of Frémont's fourth expedition from October 8 through November 11, 1848.
mssHM 4154
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Edward Meyer Kern's diaries
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Diary of the first part of Frémont's fourth expedition from October 19 through November 9, 1848. The second diary contains an account of his trip with John Pope's reconnaissance from Santa Fé.
mssHM 4275-4276
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Edward Meyer Kern letter to Richard H. Kern
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Edward Kern writes to his brother of the current situation and events at and near Sutter's Fort, where he is stationed with John Frémont. He writes of a skirmish with General José Castro of the Mexican Army, and a handwritten transcript of a statement by Castro is included. With sketch by the author.
mssHM 20649
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Edward Meyer Kern letter to Cadwalader Ringgold
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Kern accepts the assignment of assistant artist for Ringgold's expedition to the North Pacific.
mssHM 20711
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John Charles Frémont letter to Edward Meyer Kern
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In this letter, Frémont informs Kern of his appointment to become artist for Frémont's expedition west of the "Rocky Mts." Kern will be paid three dollars per diem, and his traveling expenses will be compensated at ten cents per mile. Kern will report to the city of St. Louis at once, where he will be given further instructions.
mssHM 20659