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Panama -- Description and travel

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Eugene Ficket letter

 Collection
Identifier: c-00114
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a letter written by Eugene Ficket, an army officer stationed at Fort Kodiak, Alaska, to Lowell Leed. Ficket describes his life since graduation from West Point, and his journey from New York to Alaska via Panama. He also discusses his experiences at Fort Kodiak, describes the inhabitants and the Arctic environment, and comments on American and Russian influences in the region.

Dates: 1869

Hackley and Hume Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 00097
Scope and Contents The Hackley and Hume papers contain the business records of several inter-related Michigan-based business firms and some of the private papers of the families of Charles Henry Hackley and Thomas Hume. The papers span the years 1859-1955. The papers document lumbering and lumber investments in Michigan and other states. The papers also document Charles Henry Hackley and Thomas Hume, both prominent timbermen and philanthropists, as well as other family members. Hackley and Hume were active...
Dates: 1859 - 1955