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Charles C. Comstock letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306117]
Identifier: MSS SC 847
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of letters and reports sent to Charles C. Comstock concerning his search for the bodies and possessions of his daughter, son-in-law Albert A. Stone, and grandson who all perished when the ship "Brother Jonathan" sank near Crescent City, California 30 July 1865. One letter contains copied accounts of the disaster. The remainder relates to the efforts to identify the victims of the shipwreck either through physical appearance or through artifacts.

Dates: 1865-1866
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles C. Comstock letters received

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