Letters Sent by Josiah Gregg to John Bigelow


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Description: The Gregg mss., 1844-1848, are letters of Josiah Gregg, 1806-1850, Santa Fe trader and author of Commerce of the Prairies, to John Bigelow, 1817-1911, editor, diplomat and author. All of the letters in this collection have been published. Josiah Gregg was a merchant, explorer, naturalist and author (book Commerce of the Prairies). He collected many previously undescribed plants on his merchant trips and during the Mexican-American War after which he went to California. This period of his life corresponds to time spent at university at Louisville and his travels to Santa Fe. He was also involved the Mexican-US War - last two sent from Mexico (Monterey (17 Dec 1846) & Saltillo (March 13 1848)). Monterey letters discusses troop movements.




John Bigelow Letters


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Two letters from John Bigelow to "Dear Judge", written while serving in Virginia in 1862. The first, dated June 15, describes conditions in Virginia, the march to his present position, during which he heard the explosion of the Merrimac, and an exchange of artillery fire acrosss the Chickahominy river. The second, dated November 10, describes the troops' anger at McClellan being relieved of his command, poor morale in the army, and problems with supplies.




John Bigelow (1817-1911) Letters


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Letters from John Bigelow to "Randall," an unnamed recipient, and Henry B. Dawson, dated 1852, 1869, and 1885. They discuss the politics and practicalities of newspaper work in New York, and the loss of some historical documents and pamphlets.




John Bigelow Letter to My Dear Sir


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John Bigelow writes to My dear sir [Monsieur A. Coquerel], 22 Nov. 1862, thanking him for securing an address and commenting on the "great struggle now pending" in the United States, with mention of the Protestant Church in France.




John Bigelow Letters


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Letters from John Bigelow to "Randall", an unnamed recipient, and Henry B. Dawson, dated 1852, 1869, and 1885. They discuss the politics and practicalities of newspaper work in New York, and the loss of some historical documents and pamphlets.