Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell) (1825-1906) Memoranda of oddities.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04041.02 Author/Creator: Tidball, John C. (John Caldwell) (1825-1906) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: circa 1870-1906 Pagination: 1 v. : 22 p. ; 17.3 x 10.5 cm. Order a Copy
Contains various notes, such as "The man wife so ugly that the neighbors called them Adam and Eve. As they rode together sheep and other animals in the fields took fright and ran away..." Many of these notes appear to pertain to the manuscript of Ivan Ivanoff (refer to GLC4041.01). Pages are torn from the end. Previously contained a photograph of a sketch depicting two people in a row boat or canoe with mountain scenery in the background.
General Tidball fought in the Civil War and served at many posts in Alaska. He was a Commander of the District of Alaska 1870–1871.
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