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Jessie Benton Frémont letters

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Description: This group of items is comprised of three letters by Jessie Benton Frémont to George Whitwell Parsons, an article written by Jessie Benton Frémont, and a letter by George Whitwell Parsons to William Jennings Bryan. The Frémont letters discuss an article Jessie was writing on her husband, her father, the Bear Flag Revolt, and California history; an incomplete copy of that article is included in the group. The Parsons letter to Bryan consists of a request by Parsons to Bryan to speak to the members of the YMCA of Los Angeles; at the bottom of the page is a signed note by Bryan saying that it is "impossible."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1897-1898.
Call number: mssHM 66102-66106
Creator: Frémont, Jessie Benton (1824-1902)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Greene, February 7, 1963.

Jessie Benton Frémont letter to "Carry,"

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Letter from Jessie Benton Frémont on Bald Porcupine Island, Maine, to a friend named Carry. Frémont writes of the beauty of the Maine coast, a description of Bald Porcupine (with sketch maps), a description of her house and its furnishings, of her neighbors, and of observing a bald eagle. The letter also includes sketches of two girls with a walking stick, a hiking boot, and a shrub.

mssHM 28670

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Elizabeth Benton (Lily) Frémont letter to Clara Stanton Howe

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Miss Frémont writes that she is leaving town for a month and that a lady with a subscription book for the F.F. Society called on her that day, but she didn't have time to look into the matter. Miss Frémont told the caller that all connections to that society are now through her (Mrs. Howe) and that she would see her about it when she got back unless the matter was pressing. In that case, Mrs. Howe could write her at Long Beach. The letter is signed: Yours sincerely, E. Benton Frémont, Los Angeles, Thursday afternoon.

mssHM 16698

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Thomas Hart Benton letter to "sir"

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Benton writes of the capture of Colonel John Frémont, and how this has pacified California, allowing "an American to walk from one end of the province to the other without guards, and without insult or injury." Includes newspaper clipping of article in which the newly appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, John Hughes, is described as believing he would have influence with the people of Mexico amidst the current crisis.

mssHM 23151

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John Charles Frémont letter to Charles Edwards Lester

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Frémont informs Lester that he has just sent him an article titled "Conquest of California" which includes a sketch of Frémont. He hopes it will be of use to Lester's project.

mssHM 21346

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John Charles Frémont letter to Edward Meyer Kern

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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.

mssHM 21241

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Jessie Benton Fremont

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The Friday Morning Club records consists of materials created by the Club and its members, dating from the year the club started in 1891 to is closure in 2012. These records document the activities of the club such as: philanthropy and charity work; finances; fundraising; the various work of the club's committees on science, art, and other topics; the construction of their clubhouses in Los Angeles; and the meeting minutes of both regular meetings and the board. The collection is comprised of subject files, financial and business records, membership applications and cards, manuscripts and essays, and clippings (1770-2012); publications printed by the Friday Morning Club, including their monthly newsletter, and publications printed by other clubs (1850-1993); photograph albums, scrapbooks, and meeting minutes (1891-2012); photographs, certificates, awards, and some objects that belonged to the club, including the bronze plaque that hung at the clubhouse (1890-2000). The collection contains material by and about several prominent members and suffragettes, including Susan B. Anthony, Sarah Bixby Smith, Jessie Benton Frémont, Margaret Collier Graham, Olive Percival, Idah Strobridge, Louise Watkins, Charlotte LeMoyne Wills, and the club's founder Caroline Severance. The collection also contains material about other clubs, including the California Federation of Women's Clubs and California Women of the Golden West.

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