Horace Capron papers, 1834-1961 (bulk 1871-1875).
Material type:
Mixed materialsLanguage: English, jap Description: 1,800 items; 6 containers; 2.5 linear feetSubject(s): - Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 -- Correspondence
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Correspondence
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 -- Correspondence
- Capron family -- Correspondence
- United States. Department of Agriculture
- Agriculture -- Japan -- Hokkaido
- Agriculture -- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Army officers
- Public officials
Open to research.
Correspondence, journals, biographical materials, financial records, orders for agricultural equipment and supplies, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Capron's role as agricultural adviser to the Japanese government in the agricultural development of Hokkaido (1871-1875). Includes material relating to Capron's service as Union Army officer and as U.S. commissioner of agriculture (1867-1871). Includes Capron family correspondence and an manuscript of Capron's autobiography. Correspondents include Horace Greeley, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman.
U.S. army officer and U.S. commissioner of agriculture.
Collection material in English and Japanese.
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