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Louis Zindel memoir

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Description: This short memoir, which was written by Zindel's granddaughter Charlotte R. Brackelsberg, talks about Zindel's youth in Prussia, his meeting with John Charles Frémont in St. Louis in 1842, and their expedition to California. Brackelsberg also talks about Kit Carson and the group's howitzer cannon.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1959.
Call number: mssHM 68058
Creator: Brackelsberg, Charlotte R(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Charlotte R. Brackelsberg, November 10, 1959.
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Danforth H. Medbery memoir

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Medbery wrote this memoir of his time in California in 1919 at the age of 80. It begins with his voyage to California on the "Northern Star." He arrives in San Francisco 24 days later. He talks about his work in a mill, the machinery he uses there, looking for gold and the equipment he builds; he also talks about his other jobs selling fruit and vegetables and copper mining in Copperopolis, California. He also talks about politics, violence, attending church and teaching Sunday school, and social life in general. While in California, his wife, Mary, was often in California too, but she would eventually move back East before him.

mssHM 82465

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Manuscripts regarding the U.S. Army in the American Southwest

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This group of items consists of four manuscripts written by George H. Pettis regarding his experiences in the 1st Regiment of Infantry, California Volunteers in the American Southwest in the 1860s and 1870s. Two of the manuscripts are about the Civil War in New Mexico, and mention specifically Confederate Captain John Baylor, and the Union General H. H. Sibley, Captain Isaac Lynde, and General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby. The other two manuscripts discuss Pettis' experiences in the Indian Wars in New Mexico and Texas including the Battle of Adobe Walls in 1874. He talks about Kit Carson, Colonel James H. Carleton, Fort Bascom, Fort Craig, and Fort Fillmore. He also talks in detail about the Navajo, Apache, Jicarilla, Kiowa and Ute Indians.

mssHM 68406-68409

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Samuel Benedict Reed letters

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This typescript of letters written by Samuel B. Reed to his wife covers six years of Reed's work for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. In the letters, he details his group's work surveying parts of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming while searching for a practical route for the railroad, as well as the construction of the railroad tracks. He discusses the people involved including Frank Case, James A. Evans, Grenville Dodge, Oliver Ames, Thomas Clark Durant, and Sidney Dillon. Reed spent much time in Salt Lake City and became friends with Brigham Young and in his letters, he talks a lot about his many conversations with Young. Reed also discusses his group's interactions and experiences with the Ute and Shoshoni Indians. The typescript also includes copies of reports written by Reed.

mssHM 66497

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My story: memoir :

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A photocopy of a privately printed memoir of Anna Grace Evans, who, at the time of printing, was 108 years old. The memoir begins with a history of her parents and continues through her own life and the lives of her husband and children. She describes growing up at the end of the 19th century in the American West, especially in Kansas and Colorado. Though her father was a shoemaker and her family usually lived in town, Evans goes into great detail about farm life, cowboys, ranching, Native Americans, and the challenge of trying to survive in a sometimes-hostile climate; but Evans also relates many stories of going to church, to dances, and enjoying a busy social life in the places where she lived. The memoir ends with a detailed timeline of events in her husband's life which includes important dates for Anna Grace and the other members of the family. Though the original memoir was printed in 1981, it is not noted when this photocopy was made or by whom.

mssHM 84104

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Jairus Beal diary

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The journal covers the voyage on the barque Apthorp from New York to Havana, then to Antwerp and then to Boston. Beal talks about the voyage and his crew members, but also reminisces about his youth and childhood days, talks about religion and his religious beliefs. He makes a few comments about his experience in Havana. Parts of the journal are written to Beal's wife; he often talks about their marriage, the prospect of having children and relationships and love in general. The second half of his journal is a daily log of the voyage starting March 31 and ending August 26 after their arrival in Sydney. Beal gives the ship's position, wind conditions, etc.

mssHM 72868

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Robert Neve Civil War memoir

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Robert Neve wrote this memoir of his time in the war during 1865. In it, he writes about his experience in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga, and his time in the Cumberland General Hospital. The inside front cover is illustrated by clipped images from pictorial stationery. The accompanying annotated transcript was done by John A. Knight in June 1994 but was never published.

mssHM 84011

Louis Zindel memoir

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