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Copies of Washington Union Interview with Christopher Carson
Collection
Identifier: SHL050
Abstract
Christopher “Kit” Carson (1809 - 1868) was a well-known frontiersman, mountain man, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. In May of 1846, Carson led an assault on a Klamath village on the shores of Klamath Lake. This became known as the Klamath Lake massacre. Collection contains a folder compiled by Laurence L. Shaw with photostat copies of letters and an interview with Kit Carson on the massacre of members of the Frémont Expedition in 1846.
Dates:
1847
First Explorations: Paisley Area, Jones Ranch J→: Excerpts from Journals
Collection
Identifier: SHL078
Abstract
Scrapbook compiled by Laurence L. Shaw for the Jones J→ Ranch at Paisley, Oregon, with excerpts from journals by: John Work, Oct. 1832, Capt. Charles Fremont, Dec. 1843, Joe Wasson, Sept. 1867, and maps. Donated by Laurence Shaw, with his notes.
Dates:
Undated
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