Box 1
Container
Contains 5 Results:
(Fort Leavenworth, KS, St. Louis, MO, and from a campaign on the Platte River), 1855
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The first letters in this collection, from Charles Francis Clarke to his father, describe his journey to the United States from England and all that he encountered here, including his difficulties. They also note his travels within the United States and to Mexico. His letters document assorted details of the fur trade, and the gold rush (the draw of which led to the end of Clarke's fur trading and the departure of his partner with Clarke's earnings from this business). His letters reflect the...
Dates:
1855
Letter from Charles F. Clarke to father,, January 8, 1855
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The first letters in this collection, from Charles Francis Clarke to his father, describe his journey to the United States from England and all that he encountered here, including his difficulties. They also note his travels within the United States and to Mexico. His letters document assorted details of the fur trade, and the gold rush (the draw of which led to the end of Clarke's fur trading and the departure of his partner with Clarke's earnings from this business). His letters reflect the...
Dates:
January 8, 1855
Letter from Charles F. Clarke to father,, July 9, 1855
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The first letters in this collection, from Charles Francis Clarke to his father, describe his journey to the United States from England and all that he encountered here, including his difficulties. They also note his travels within the United States and to Mexico. His letters document assorted details of the fur trade, and the gold rush (the draw of which led to the end of Clarke's fur trading and the departure of his partner with Clarke's earnings from this business). His letters reflect the...
Dates:
July 9, 1855
Letter from Charles F. Clarke to Mary,, October 6, 1855
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The first letters in this collection, from Charles Francis Clarke to his father, describe his journey to the United States from England and all that he encountered here, including his difficulties. They also note his travels within the United States and to Mexico. His letters document assorted details of the fur trade, and the gold rush (the draw of which led to the end of Clarke's fur trading and the departure of his partner with Clarke's earnings from this business). His letters reflect the...
Dates:
October 6, 1855
Letter from Charles F. Clarke to father,, December 23, 1855
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The first letters in this collection, from Charles Francis Clarke to his father, describe his journey to the United States from England and all that he encountered here, including his difficulties. They also note his travels within the United States and to Mexico. His letters document assorted details of the fur trade, and the gold rush (the draw of which led to the end of Clarke's fur trading and the departure of his partner with Clarke's earnings from this business). His letters reflect the...
Dates:
December 23, 1855