1800-1850 Schappes

Morris U. Schappes A Documentary History of the Jews in the United States, 1654-1875, The Citadel Press: New York, 1950, 762 pp., 1950, 1897, 1925, 1857, 1856, 1848, 1847, 1846, 1815

118. Exploring the West with Fremont

Selections from a book of travels by Solomon Nunes Carvalho, 1857

Schappes' footnotes:

"5) The conquest of California from Mexico was achieved by the armed forces of Fremont and others between July 5, 1846 and January 13, 1847, when the treaty of victory was signed.

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"9) Carvalho (1815-1897) married Sarah Solis of Philadelphia; his first son, David Nunes was born in 1848 (died 1925); Jacob S. Carvalho; Solomon Solis was born in 1856. Solomon Nunes Carvalho died 27 May 1897 (age 83.)

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