v. 11 of series.

The Benton plan for a Pacific railroad - - Diaries and other accounts by members of the expedition. Frémont's letter to Benton - - Diary of Benjamin Kern - - Diary of Richard Kern - - Thomas S. Martin's account - - Micajah McGehee's narrative - - The Breckenridge reminiscence - - Charles Taplin's report - - Participants' letters from New Mexico, and contemporary reports. Frémont's letters from New Mexico - - Edward M. Kern's letters - - Benjamin Kern's letter to Joe - - Early reports from New Mexico - - Statements on responsibility for the disaster. Introduction - - Extracts from J.H. Simpson's journal - - Richard Kern's statement, July 3, 1850 - - The Leroux letter of 1850 - - Richard Kern's report as published in 1856 - - Godey's defense of Frémont - - Benton's essays on the road to India - - L.P. Lupton's report from Pueblo - - Fitzpatrick's letter from Bent's fort - - Edward M. Kern's diary - - Frémont's notes on the expedition - - Jessie Frémont's story of the expedition - - Benton's account of the fourth expedition.