Abstract Frazier Augustus Boutelle was an officer in the U.S. Army, fighting in the Civil War, the Indian Wars and working as a recruiter in World War I. Frazier Boutelle, 2nd Lieutenant, First U.S. Cavalry Regiment, fired the first shot of the Modoc War (1872-1873) during the Lost River Battle in November 1872. Collection consist of a box with 5 folders, containing copies of handwritten letters by Frazier Augustus Boutelle, 2nd Lieutenant, First U.S. Cavalry Regiment, dating back to 1869, 1873-1873...

Abstract The Mount Diablo meridian is named for the location of its initial point on Mount Diablo in California. The meridian extends to the north and south from Mount Diablo and is used to describe lands in most of northern California. Along this meridian is a fractional township area encompassing land in northern California adjacent to the Oregon-California border. Collection consists of a copy of a map of January 6, 1873, made in 1907. The area mapped is directly to the South from the...