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Alexander William Doniphan letter
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 590
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, written in Liberty, Missouri, addressed to John Chauncey, and dated June 11, 1836. Doniphan thanks Chauncey for a previous letter, discusses how annexing "the country to the west" will improve business and society, and reflects on various subjects such as women, marriage and babies.
Dates:
1836 June 11
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Taylor Hughes diaries
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 235
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries in pencil and ink kept from 17 Aug. 1846 to 1 May 1847. Hughes writes about the "Doniphan Expedition" into New Mexico. The item was published in Willima E. Connelley's "Doniphan's Expedition" in 1907.
Dates:
1846-1847
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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