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Plantation diary of the late Mr. Valcour Aime, formerly proprietor of the plantation know as the St. James sugar refinery, situated in the parish of St. James, and now owned by Mr. John Burnside
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California Sugar Refinery to James De Barth Shorb
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The collection, which contains 10,844 items, consists of correspondence, letter books, manuscripts, speeches, diaries, account books, published articles, legal papers, financial statements and business records. The 10,528 pieces of correspondence are chiefly addressed to James De Barth Shorb, James M. Tiernan and Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb. The 17 letter books are related to the business and financial affairs of Shorb and Benjamin Davis Wilson. The 75 manuscripts consist of items chiefly written by Shorb and Wilson family members. The 224 items in the Business Papers include material related to Shorb's many companies including the San Gabriel Wine Company. The following subjects are covered in the Shorb collection: the Shorb, Wilson, and Patton families, David Jacks, Mariano Vallejo, Santa Catalina Island, the Mount Wilson Observatory, California government and politics, African Americans and the Chinese in California, agriculture, the citrus fruit industry, Indians of California, irrigation, lend tenure, mining, railroads, ranching, water rights, and the wine industry. The collection also documents the history and development of the following California cities: Alhambra, Elsinore, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Ramona, San Gabriel, San Marino, and Wilmington.
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Anne, Queen of Great Britain. Circular Letter to the Severall Governors of the Plantations for an Account of Ordnance Stores. St. James
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This collection contains correspondence and documents primarily accumulated by English civil servant William Blathwayt (1649-1717) in his capacity as a British government official in such roles as Surveyor and Auditor General of Plantation Revenues and Secretary and member of the Lords of Trade. The bulk of the papers date from 1660 to 1709 and chiefly relate to the British colonies in North America and the West Indies .
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Mrs. James Greenleaf : a commemorative discourse by her pastor. St. James's church, Cambridge ... March 24th, A.D. 1903
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276965
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Love in a wood, or, St James's Park· : A comedy· As it is acted by Their Majesties Servants. Written by Mr Wycherley
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