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Frederick Kreutzfeldt Journal, 1853

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FARU7157
Creators:
Kreutzfeldt, Frederick
Dates:
1853
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
1 volume.
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
There are two copies of the journal: a handwritten German version and a contemporaneous handwritten English translation. In addition to the handwritten copies there is a typescript in English prepared from the handwritten English translation and an edited version of the typescript. The translations cover the period from June 18 to October 23, 1853, while the German version contains no entries later than October 12, 1853. Apparently none of these are the original journal.

Historical Note

Historical Note
Frederick Kreutzfeldt ( -1853) was a German botanist who accompanied John C. Fremont's survey of the 38th parallel, 1848, and Captain John W. Gunnison's 38th parallel expedition, 1853. Kreutzfeldt was killed in the massacre of the Gunnison party on October 26, 1853.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7157, Frederick Kreutzfeldt Journal

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Keywords

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Kreutzfeldt, Frederick Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams), 1812-1853 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pacific Railroad Survey, 1851-1853 Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Botany Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Botanists Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gunnison Massacre, Utah, 1853 Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diaries Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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