Capron, Horace 1804-1885 creator mixed material monographic eng jap 1,800 6 2.5 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. Open to research. U.S. army officer and U.S. commissioner of agriculture. Collection material in English and Japanese. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010240 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 mm 79015024 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010240 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms010240.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010240 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010240.3 Open to research. DLC 791031 20260227111654.0 mm 79015024