Marietta A. Davis letters to her sister, 1867
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- 1867/1868
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Original journals, correspondence, photographs, engravings, newsclippings, together with some typed copies, documenting Davis' tenure as military governor of Alaska, 1867-1870, and his and his wife's tour of Mexico in 1878. Alaskan materials include: 1867 orders and instructions issued by Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, Sec. of State William H. Seward, and Asst. Adj. Gen. E.D. Townsend; correspondence and a journal written by Davis and his wife, desc...
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Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879
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- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Armies
Armed Forces
Indians--Government relations
Political science
Travel
Soldiers
Davis, Marietta A
Franklin, John, 1786-1847
Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
Innokentii, Saint, 1797-1879
Maksutov, Dmitrii Petrovich, 1832-1889
Scott, Robert N. (Robert Nicholson), 1838-1887
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Diaz, Delfina Ortega y Reyes de
Maksutov, Dmitrii? Petrovich, 1832-1889 - Type
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- Correspondence
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- Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879. Marietta A. Davis letters to her sister, 1867. 1867/1868. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/36710. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879, (1867/1868) Marietta A. Davis letters to her sister, 1867. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/36710
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- Davis, Jefferson Columbus, 1828-1879. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/36710>.