Lord, Ivory 1794-1868

Letter : California, to Sarah W. Dell by Dorcas Andrews( )

1 edition published in 1852 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Contemporary manuscript copy by Ivory Lord of a letter written by her aunt, Dorcas Andrews. The copy, preceded by a short note by Lord, has been sent to Narcissa and Martha, daughters of Andrews' husband. Andrews writes that she and her husband traveled in 1851 with 100 other Mormon families from Salt Lake to California, where they settled on the San Barnadine [sic] River, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. She describes their settlement, the climate, and local crops

George C. Lord collection( )

in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Also includes accounts (1848-1856) of ships Otomoco, International, Callender, Ophelia, Equity, and other vessels with George C. Lord & Co., or George Callender and Co. (Boston); the private telegraph code of George C. Lord & Co.; Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution register of members (1907), including its constitution and by-laws; and letter-book and accounts (1888-1896) of George C. Lord & Co.; and memorandum of agreement (1832) between George and Ivory Lord and Bourne Kingsbury for the building of the barque Bohemia (1832)