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Manuscripts
This group of items is comprised of three letters by Jessie Benton Frémont to George Whitwell Parsons, an article written by Jessie Benton Frémont, and a letter by George Whitwell Parsons to William Jennings Bryan. The Frémont letters discuss an article Jessie was writing on her husband, her father, the Bear Flag Revolt, and California history; an incomplete copy of that article is included in the group. The Parsons letter to Bryan consists of a request by Parsons to Bryan to speak to the members of the YMCA of Los Angeles; at the bottom of the page is a signed note by Bryan saying that it is "impossible."
mssHM 66102-66106
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Letter from Jessie Benton Frémont on Bald Porcupine Island, Maine, to a friend named Carry. Frémont writes of the beauty of the Maine coast, a description of Bald Porcupine (with sketch maps), a description of her house and its furnishings, of her neighbors, and of observing a bald eagle. The letter also includes sketches of two girls with a walking stick, a hiking boot, and a shrub.
mssHM 28670
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In this letter to the otherwise unidentified "Mr. Wright" of Washington, Frémont writes thata French company called "the Belgian Miners" has arrived in San Francisco, and are under lease to him. He shall put them to work immediately "on a good vein" and writes that "their report to France will be of great importance." During his time in the South, Frémont reports that he "obtained a great deal of information relative to mines." He has found another rich vein, but is not sure of the ore it contains - he has sent a piece to England for identification - and has acquired a large amount of land that may be of considerable value. Frémont states that they have no commissioner, but hopes the President will "send out others without delay." He hopes Mr. Wright will act on his behalf in this and other matters.
mssHM 21240
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Frémont requests a copy of a letter written to Hardy from Thomas O. Larkin in San Francisco, dated 1859, August 5.
mssHM 21345