Edward Meyer Kern letter to Richard H. Kern

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  Edward Meyer Kern letter to "Mary"

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  In this letter to "Mary", Kern reports that Frémont has moved on, leaving Kern in Taos, New Mexico. As Kern writes, "...he has broken faith with all of us.....he left us with no good wishes." However, he has been treated well in Taos since Frémont's departure, and is regaining the strength lost during the crossing of the mountains. Includes illustration by the author. One of his companions has attempted to retrieve some of the property they abandoned during their perilous journey through the mountains. Kern is hoping to soon begin traveling home by train. Signed "Ned." "Mary" may be Mary Kern Wolfe.

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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.

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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.

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  Edward Meyer Kern letter to unknown recipient

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  This letter, written in 1847 and addressed to "Sir," describes the plight of the Donner Party.

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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.

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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.

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