Source of tie to Burgen Bateman

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

Ebenezer Bower Bateman. Papers, 1839-1896. (Box 4.) 120 letters. Correspondence with Newton Bateman (brother), Burgen Bateman (father), Julia Waters (mother-in-law), Jane K. Munro (sister), and Sarah Bateman (wife). From 1839 to 1848, Ebenezer Bateman traveled in Missouri and Illinois practicing phrenology and lecturing on chemistry, animal magnetism, and medicine. Dissatisfied with his progress in life, he joined the troops that were going to Santa Fe to fight in the Mexican War. His letters describe his travels between Leavenworth and Fort Mann, and between Fort Mann and Santa Fe. His letters from 1849 to 1896 cover his trip to California and his life in Sullivan, Stockton, San Francisco, and at Tule Indian Reservation. Detail accounts of some of his business adventures are given.

Source of tie to Burgen Bateman

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

Ebenezer Bower Bateman. Papers, 1839-1896. (Box 4.) 120 letters. Correspondence with Newton Bateman (brother), Burgen Bateman (father), Julia Waters (mother-in-law), Jane K. Munro (sister), and Sarah Bateman (wife). From 1839 to 1848, Ebenezer Bateman traveled in Missouri and Illinois practicing phrenology and lecturing on chemistry, animal magnetism, and medicine. Dissatisfied with his progress in life, he joined the troops that were going to Santa Fe to fight in the Mexican War. His letters describe his travels between Leavenworth and Fort Mann, and between Fort Mann and Santa Fe. His letters from 1849 to 1896 cover his trip to California and his life in Sullivan, Stockton, San Francisco, and at Tule Indian Reservation. Detail accounts of some of his business adventures are given.