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Title
Letter from Thomas J Henley to G. W. Manypenny with an enclosed letter from H. L. Ford, 1854
Creator
Henley, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1810-1865
Contributor
Manypenny, George Washington, 1809-1893
Ford, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1822-1860
Date Created and/or Issued
1854
1854-09-04
1854-09-25
2008
Publication Information
County of Los Angeles Public Library
Contributing Institution
LA County Library
Collection
Letters of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1849-1880, California Superintendency
Rights Information
This material is in the public domain. COLAPL's microfilm version of this material was obtained from the United States National Archives and Records Administration, which also possesses the original documents.
Description
Correspondence mentions receiving a letter from Manypenny dated on August 12th. Ford deems the territory Wool Reservation. [Some locations and reservations are illegible] Henley mentions Mr. [Giger?] went North and received a sickness at [Trinity?]. On August 29th, Henley journeyed with C. Wheeler, [Dr. Cabanifs?], A.J. Winemiller, and George Bascomb, Edward Louis, and [Thomas Craftton?]. They camped on the north side of Elder Creek, opposite of the residence of Robert H. [Thomes?]. On the 30th, they left camp for the coast range, roughly six or eight miles, and then diverged in the south west direction for eight miles. They continued to survey the area further.
Type
Image
Format
Letters; Estimates
application/pdf
Identifier
MF1323.1197 Reel 33_0356.pdf
http://cdm15952.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15952coll4/id/440
Language
English
Subject
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources
Source
35 mm microfilm, MFL 323.1197, Reel 33;
Relation
Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881, California Superintendency, 1849-1880

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