John Nevin King letter to his mother Sarah Ann about family matters, August 28, 1875
John Nevin King writes to his mother about his gardening in Alaska and plans to find a new position closer to home after the next presidential election. John Nevin King (1827-1915) was a member of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857-1861) John Nevin King (1827-1915) was a member of the Northwest Bou...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:pioneerlife/20819 2023-05-15T17:04:37+02:00 John Nevin King letter to his mother Sarah Ann about family matters, August 28, 1875 King, John Nevin University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections United States-- Alaska-- Sitka Scanned from original text or image at 200 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2013. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/20819 unknown Pacific Northwest Historical Documents University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [Digital ID Number] http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/pioneerlife/id/20819 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections John Nevin King papers. Accession no. 0312-001. Box 1/4 xyz Letter (correspondence); ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T15:13:33Z John Nevin King writes to his mother about his gardening in Alaska and plans to find a new position closer to home after the next presidential election. John Nevin King (1827-1915) was a member of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857-1861) John Nevin King (1827-1915) was a member of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857-1861) whose assignment was to define the boundary between the United States and British Canada. . He lived in Sitka and Kodiak, Alaska for most of his time working on the survey, a territory that had recently been purchased from Russia. His letters to his family are of particular interest because they describe Alaska after the purchase from Russia and prior to the great gold rushes. Subjects include descriptions of the social dynamics between the Russian and Native American residents, as well as commentary on the land and lifestyle in Alaska at this time. Other/Unknown Material Kodiak Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Canada |
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John Nevin King writes to his mother about his gardening in Alaska and plans to find a new position closer to home after the next presidential election. John Nevin King (1827-1915) was a member of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857-1861) John Nevin King (1827-1915) was a member of the Northwest Boundary Survey (1857-1861) whose assignment was to define the boundary between the United States and British Canada. . He lived in Sitka and Kodiak, Alaska for most of his time working on the survey, a territory that had recently been purchased from Russia. His letters to his family are of particular interest because they describe Alaska after the purchase from Russia and prior to the great gold rushes. Subjects include descriptions of the social dynamics between the Russian and Native American residents, as well as commentary on the land and lifestyle in Alaska at this time. |
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