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Immigration and American Expansion

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander William Doniphan letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293254]
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 / Alexander William Doniphan letter

John Taylor Hughes diaries

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287728]
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 / John Taylor Hughes diaries

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