M. L. Baker letters
Scope and content
Photostats of letters from M. L. Baker to his family with typed transcriptions. Ten letters dating from September 13, 1846 to May 23, 1849. They describe the writer's participation in Mexican and Indian campaigns. Descriptions of the culture of Indians and landscape of the area around New Mexico, including encounters with Indians. Letters are addressed from Santa Fe New Mexico, Council Grove Kansas, Arkansas River near Pawnee Forks, Albuquerque New Mexico, and Head quarters Fort Leavenworth.
11 folios.
Dates
- 1846-1849.
Creator
- Baker, M. L. (Person)
- Huntington Free Library (Former owner, Organization)
Biographical / Historical
M. L. Baker, corporal in B Troop, 1st Dragoons, took part in Kearny's expedition to Santa Fe and later trained recruits at Fort Leavenworth.
Extent
1 folders. (1 folders.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Provenance: Huntington Free Library.
- Albuquerque (N.M.)
- Arkansas River.
- Comanche Indians.
- Council Grove (Kan.)
- Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Indians of North America
- Indians of North America -- New Mexico
- Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1815-1875
- Martin, Hugh, Mrs.
- Martin, M. Lee Baker
- Mexican War, 1846-1848.
- New Mexico -- Social life and customs.
- Santa Fe (N.M.) -- Description and travel.
- United States. Army -- : Military life.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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