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CARSON, CHRISTOPHER ""KIT""

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CARSON, CHRISTOPHER   KIT
(1809 - 1868) American frontier scout, trapper and soldier, served as a guide for John C. Fremont, led forces which put the Pico guerillas in Los Angeles, led New Mexican forces at Valverde and compelled the surrender of 9,000 Navajos. Exceptionally rare form of his signature ""Kit Carson"", penned late in life on a lightly-lined slip taken from a letter. Bold;y written, fine condition.