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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo letter to Edward Meyer Kern
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters and documents (in Spanish and English) of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. The bulk dates from 1844 to 1846, and there are approximately forty drafts of letters by Vallejo in the collection. Subject matter includes the defense of the northern frontier, relations with the missions, and the treatment of Native Americans by Father Jesús María Vásquez del Mercado. Correspondents include Juan Bautista Alvarado, Jacob P. Leese, Manuel Micheltorena, Antonio María Osio, John Augustus Sutter, and José de Jesus Vallejo. In addition, the collection contains one letter signed from James Buchanan to Thomas O. Larkin, 1847 January 13 (VA 150b).
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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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In this letter to her husband, Benecia Vallejo informs him that she and their two children, Adela and Plato, have arrived in San Francisco. In Spanish. With end notes, in English and Spanish, written and signed by Adela Vallejo and Plato Vallejo.
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William Knight informs Kern that he has "lost part of his pack." He requests that if it is found, to send it to his wife Lucy in Sonoma, and to reward the finder.
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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.
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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.
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