Manuscripts
John Bidwell letter to John Townsend
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John Bidwell letter to John Townsend
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Mr. Bidwell sends Mr. Townsend the map of the San Joaquin that was promised, and gives advice and offers assistance on procuring a land grant within that area.
mssHM 35190
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John Bidwell letter to John Augustus Sutter
Manuscripts
In this letter, Bidwell is thanking Sutter for everything he has done for him since his arrival in California.
mssHM 68195
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John Bidwell petition to John Augustus Sutter
Manuscripts
This manuscript is a petition for land to John Augustus Sutter from John Bidwell, on behalf of John Townsend. In Spanish. Map mentioned is with HM 31549.
mssHM 35189
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John Kirk Townsend letter to Richard Barnes Mason
Manuscripts
Townsend discusses the estate of the late W.A. Leidesdorff.
mssHM 35204
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Map of the Western Territories with manuscript additions
Manuscripts
A map of the route travelled from Cairo, Illinois, to reach Missouri in 1839 and California in 1841. The map is plotted on a printed map of the Western Territories in the 1840s; also with an autograph explanatory note by John Bidwell.
mssHM 984
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William H. Edwards letter to Mr. Bidwell
Manuscripts
Letter from entomologist and naturalist William H. Edwards to a Mr. Bidwell of Brooklyn, written shortly after his arrival in Pará, Brazil in 1846. The letter gives an account of Edwards' journey to South America, the plants, birds, and animals there, as well as some of the region's geography including the Amazon River.
mssHM 83472