Manuscripts

Return of provisions for John C. Frémont's party

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Description: This manuscript contains details of provisions returned from a party of twenty-five men under the command of Colonol John C. Frémont of the United States Army. The goods, including bacon, flour, rice, coffee, sugar, soap, candles, and salt, were issued by order of Benjamin Lloyd Beall, due to the men "being in a starving condition." With note, signed by Beall, confirming that the provisions "were not furnished for individual benefit but for the whole party", and that Frémont was not charged with the cost, due to the condition of his men.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1849, February 12.
Call number: mssHM 4158
Creator: Casey, Henry(Opens in new tab)

John Charles Frémont letter to Nathaniel Prentiss Banks

Manuscripts

Frémont writes that he has just returned from Bear Valley, where he has "succeeded in putting matters there in solid & prosperous condition," and of the breakup of the Merced Mining Company.

mssHM 21239

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John C. Frémont letter to Simon Stevens

Manuscripts

Letter from John C. Frémont in Prescott, Arizona, to Simon Stevens. Frémont writes of conditions surrounding the purchase of a mine. Written on Territory of Arizona, Executive Department letterhead.

mssHM 31259

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Edward Meyer Kern bill to the United States for services rendered

Manuscripts

This is an invoice for three months' extra pay due Lieutenant Edward M. Kern for his service as part of the California Battalion under the command of John C. Frémont during the United States' conflict with Mexico. Printed form filled in by hand, with handwritten note on back confirming Kern's service, but unsigned. Dated 1851, November.

mssHM 4208

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Sites associated with John C. Frémont

Visual Materials

This collection contains photographs by historian Ralph P. Bieber documenting the central overland route to California as it appeared in the 1950s. Bieber visited the sites in conjunction with a project to record every aspect of the trails and circumstances associated with the migration of people to California during the Gold Rush years and subsequently. The images document the route through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and California. Bieber organized and annotated the photographs himself, and his original order, based primarily on print size, has been maintained. Additionally, Bieber created photographic categories such as "Donner Party Sites," "Gold Discovery Sites," and "Sites associated with John C. Frémont." Note that Bieber did not arrange the photographs geographically.

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John Charles Frémont letter to Edward Meyer Kern

Manuscripts

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.

mssHM 21241

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Memoir of the life and public services of John Charles Frémont

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This book examines the life of John Charles Frémont, American explorer, politician, and soldier who, in 1856, became the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States.

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