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A collection of over 120 letters, manuscripts, and documents (previously bound, original binding is in Box 4)). The collection includes James F. Mercer's letters written during his travels in Europe, Jamaica, and North America (1736-1755). This includes five letters by Mercer from Fort Oswego (1755-1756). The collection also includes approximately 70 letters written in the aftermath of Mercer's death, including correspondence of Mercer's brother, William Mercer, friend James Grahame, and Grahame's 13-page account of the Battle of Oswego. Other authors include: Andrew Douglass, Joseph Austin, Colin Drummond, Charles Craven, Francis Lewis, James Robertson, and Stephen Sayre. Collection includes several documents regarding James F. Mercer's finances and belongings after his death. Also included is a copy of Papers relating to the first settlement and capture of Fort Oswego, 1727-1756 [Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1849], with Mercer escutcheon pasted on the front inner cover.
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This collection contains the papers of British admiral and hydrographer Sir Francis Beaufort and members of the Beaufort and Edgeworth families dating from 1710-1953 (bulk 1780-1890) and consisting of diaries, journals, account books and correspondence. Subject matter includes the Beaufort and Edgeworth families; British naval history of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular the period of the Napoleonic Wars; geography and hydrography, particularly of the Eastern Mediterranean; Irish affair of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly related to economic and commercial issues; and the Royal Society and scientific affairs in England in the early 19th century. The bulk of the collection is comprised of the papers of Sir Francis and includes journals of his naval service (1791-1812); journals, notes, and working papers for his survey of Karamania (or Caramania), along the southern coast of Turkey (1813-1817); his professional diaries as hydrographer to the British Navy (1840-1857); and 854 letters by Sir Francis. Notable topics included in the correspondence of Sir Francis includes a letter-journal of his first sea-voyage, to Indonesia (1789, July 24); a description of the Battle of San Joseph, in which he was critically wounded (1800, Oct. 28); letters to Richard Lovell Edgeworth detailing the construction of the Dublin-Galway telegraph (1803) and later discussing various projects for navigation mensuration (1808, May 5); commentary at length on the death of Lord Nelson (1805, Nov. 9); a voyage to Cape of Good Hope (1806, May 16-22); Malta (1808, Oct. 21); Quebec and French Canada (1809, Oct.-Nov.); and an explanation of a naval cause celebre in which he opposed the Admiralty by asserting that an escaped slave that had served 2 years on his ship was by definition enfranchised (1814, Feb. 3); a visit with Sir Walter Scott (1821, Apr. 23); the intellectual community in Paris (Laplace, Cuvier, etc.) (1825, Nov. 4); an eyewitness description of the Coronation of William IV (1831, Sep. 9); Sir Francis's knighthood ceremony (1848, May 7); and attempts to locate Sir John Franklin by balloon (1850, Jan. 9). Notable correspondence about science written to Beaufort includes: Brinkley, John. Letters describing astronomical research 1824-1829. Dalrymple, Alexander. Series of letters concerning activities of the Hydrographical office, etc. 1805-1808. Franklin, Sir John. Two letters from northern Canada describing his explorations. 1825, Apr. 21; 1826, Feb. 6 Hall, Basil. Series of letters to Sir Francis Beaufort describing efforts to salvage the Royal George using a diving bell. 1839, Sep.-Oct. Herschel, Sir John Frederick William. Letter discussing his career, his election as president of the Royal Society, and issues facing the Society. 1830, Nov. 26. Parry, Sir William. Letter from Davis Strait describing problems of mensuration in polar regions. 1824, July 1. Ussher, Henry. Letter discussing astronomical research. 1789, Nov. 6. In addition to the papers of Sir Francis, the collection also includes the papers of other members of the Beaufort family including thirty-seven letters and four diaries of Sir Francis's father, Daniel Augustus Beaufort; seventeen letters and a journal of family history by Sir Francis's first wife, Alicia Magdalena Wilson Beaufort (d. 1834); a volume of original botanical watercolor paintings by Frances Anne Beaufort Edgeworth (1769-1865); and correspondence with and about writer Maria Edgeworth, including a series of letters from her to Sir Francis discussing literary maters and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, dating from 1814-1827. There are also two letters by Sir Francis describing in detail the critical response to Maria Edgeworth's Patronage (1814, Feb. 3), and a letter discussing details of the publication of Edgeworth's novel Ormond (1817, June 12). Additional family correspondents include: William Lewis Beaufort (21 letters); Frances Anne Beaufort Edgeworth (3 letters); and Richard Lovell Edgeworth (7 letters). The oldest item in the collection is a grant of nobility to Francis de Beaufort (Sir Francis's ancestor) from Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I Hapsburg, dated March 4, 1710. Some interesting or important items include: Allott, Anna Maria. Memoirs of Edward Gibbon's residence in Switzerland [fragment]. c. 1794. Beaufort, Emily Anne and Beaufort, Rosalind Elizabeth. Manuscript entitled Anecdotes of Captain Beaufort, R.N., compiled by his daughters. 1840-42. Blennerhasset, Jeanne. Series of letters giving fascinating insight into the early life of Daniel Augustus Beaufort. 1764-1775. Hillyar, Mary Taylor. Letter describing last days of Sir James Hillyar. 1843, Oct. 29. Accompanied by three letters of Sir James Hillyar. Lennon, Maria. Series of letters chronicling her dramatic rescue by Sir Francis Beaufort and her loyalty to his memory decades afterwards. 1809-1843. Melville, Sir Peter Melville (also spelled Melvill). Series of letters describing his travels from India to Egypt, Turkey, Vienna. 1832, Jan. 5-Aug. 23. Some additional significant persons represented in the collection include: Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (2 letters); Thomas Arnold (7 letters); Sir Joseph Banks (3 letters); Sir John Barrow (9 letters); William Bligh (1 letter); Robert Cadell (3 letters); Stratford Canning (7 letters); Charles Robert Cockerell (4 letters); Cuthbert Collingwood (2 letters); John Wilson Croker (12 letters); Sir Roger Curtis (2 letters); Sir Humphrey Davy (1 letter); James Gambier, Baron Gambier (1 letter); Davies Gilbert (5 letters); Sir Charles Hamilton (4 letters); Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1 letter); Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1 letter); John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent (1 letter); Alicia Le Fanu (1 letter); Edward Hawke Locker (2 letters); Sir Thomas Erskine May (2 letters); Sir James Nicoll Morris (2 letters); Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1 letter); Horatio Nelson (1 letter); Sir William Edward Parry (2 letters); Sir Edward Pellew (7 letters); Lady Jane Spencer-Wilson Perceval (2 letters); Sir Henry Prescott (2 letters); James Rennell (29 letters); George Cecil Renouard (4 letters); Elisabeth-Paul-Edouard, Chevalier de Rossel (3 letters); Sir James South (4 letters); Thomas Spring-Rice (1 letter); Leslie Stephen (1 letter); Sir Robert Stopford (4 letters); Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (2 letters); Robert Walpole (7 letters); Sir John Borlase Warren (2 letters); John Washington (4 letters); William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough (2 letters); Joseph Blanco White (1 letter); Lestock Wilson (12 letters).
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The collection of 162 pieces contains primarily letters and some manuscripts concerning Anthony family affairs and woman suffrage activities, dating from 1844 to 1945. This group of papers was assembled by Una R. Winter, Director, and Alice L. Park, Associate Director, of the Susan B. Anthony Memorial Committee of California. There are four large letterbooks which contain letterpress copies of approximately 1372 pages of correspondence written by Susan B. Anthony's cousin Joseph Anthony (Box 4). There is also an autograph speech of Susan B. Anthony (AF 79) and a manuscript by Joseph Anthony titled "A Trip to the Bahama Islands" (AF 76). Other subjects included in the collection are the Battle of Osawatamie and ideas and discussion about populism, racism, and religion. There are several letters which discuss a bust of Susan B. Anthony by the artist Lorado Taft, and one letter promoting a recent volume of The History of Woman Suffrage (AF 28). Anthony family members represented in the collection include Susan B. Anthony and her relatives: cousin Jessie Anthony (1856-1918) and Jessie's father, Joseph Anthony (1829-1897), and grandfather John Anthony (Susan's uncle); niece Lucy E. Anthony (1859-1944); second cousin Katherine Boyles; niece Maude Anthony Koehler (1865-1950); and nephew Frank Anthony Mosher.Significant figures related to the history of woman suffrage represented in the collection include: Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Carrie Chapman Catt. There are also some letters to and about the artist Lorado Taft and one letter by Frederick Douglass. Note: 49 original letters [AF 18 (1-43) and AF 24 (1-6)] written by Susan B. Anthony to Jessie Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt were removed and placed in Box 5, which is restricted. Typewritten copies of these letters have been filed in Box 1 of the collection for research use.In Box 3, there are two loose-leaf binders and one envelope of typescripts of Susan B. Anthony letters from collections held in other libraries. These materials are from the Anna Dann Mason collection (47 letters), Sophia Smith collection (58 letters) and Alma Lutz collection (52 letters).
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Inside Cover: Vaughan, Henry. "They Are All Gone," MS. (printed: 1p.), n. d. Also: In pencil, "For Mrs. Osgood" written by Sophia E. Thoreau. JT-1: Inscriptions, "John Thoreau Jr. 1839" written by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-1v: Advertisement for "Thoreau's Improved Drawing Pencils" put out by John Thoreau and Co. JT-2: Photograph copies of John Thoreau, 1815-1842, Helen L. Thoreau, 1812- 1849, and Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. Also, hair fob described as "John Thoreau 3rd, Hair, Feb. 1842, P. Ward." JT-3: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. "Of Myself," MS. (2p.), n. d. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-4: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. "The Wish," MS. (2p.), n. d. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-5: -------. "Most Ancient English Song," MS. (1p.), post-1250. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-6-7: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. "To the Humble Bee," MS. (3p.), n. d. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-8: -------. "Brother where dose thou dwell?" MS. (1p.), n. d. Note: In pencil, "verses by Henry Thoreau." JT-9: Writing in pencil. Too faint to make out handwritten text. JT-9v: Clipping from a longer letter with a drawing of a rabbit. Note: Handwritten message on verso by Sophia E. Thoreau: "Extract of a letter from dear John sent to me when I was a little girl. S.E.T." JT-10: Photograph copy of Henry David Thoreau with a beard. JT-10v: ----. "Noble! the sympathetic tear!" MS. (1p), n. d. JT-11: ------. "Noble! the sympathetic tear!" MS. (1p), Aug. 1840. Note: In pencil, "Brother John." JT-11v: ----. "Gather Sisters! sweet to sing…" MS. (1p.), n. d. Note: In pencil, on verso, "John." JT-12: ------. "Of all the household tools what suffers…" MS. (1p.), n. d. Note: In pencil on verso, "John." JT-13: Thoreau, John, 1815-1842. "Voyageurs Song" A.MS. (2p.), June 1837. Note: In pencil, "John T." JT-14: Marston, John, 1796-1885. 1 letter to Helen L. (Helen Louisa) Thoreau, 1812-1849, and Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (2p.), 1842, Jan. 27, Faunton, Mass. Notes: A.L.S. by Louisa Marston on page 2. Letter is cataloged separately, HM 64839. Inside Cover: Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. "The Loved Not Lost" MS. (printed: 1p.), n. d. HT-1: Thoreau, Sophia E. 1 letter Ellen Sewall Osgood, A.L.S. (1p.), 1876, Apr., Bangor, Me. pre-HT-2: Photograph of Henry David Thoreau by Black, photographer. Same photograph was photocopied and is pasted in the John Thoreau portion of the scrapbook. HT-2: ------. "Stanzas: Written to be sung at the funeral of Henry D. Thoreau, of Concord, Massachusetts, Friday, May 9th, 1862" MS. (printed: 1p.), 1862, pre-May 9th, Concord, Mass. HT-3: 2 Newspaper clippings about the death of Henry David Thoreau, 1817- 1862. HT-4: Off-print about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, printed in Aug. 1862. HT-5: Marble, Annie Russell, 1864-1936. "Where Thoreau Worked and Wandered," Critic, p. 509-516. HT-6: Fuller, Richard F. (Richard Frederick), 1824-1869. 1 letter to "My dear sir," A.L.S. (2p.), 1862, Aug. 5, Wayland, Mass. HT-7: Newspaper clipping about F.B. (Franklin Benjamin) Sanborn, 1831-1917, book about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-8: Stearns, Mary E. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (2p.), 1862, May 18, Medford, Mass. HT-9: Sawyer, J. B. (Joseph Bartlett), 1823-1897. "Henry David Thoreau," A.MS.S. (1p.), 1862, May 6, Concord, Mass. HT-10: ------. "Henry D. Thoreau," The Harvard Magazine, 8 no. 74 (May 1862): 313-318. HT-11: Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, May 22, Brooklawn, N.J. HT-12: 2 Newspaper clippings about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. 1817- pre-HT-13: Fragment of a letter sent Sept. 7, 1848 talking about Henry David Thoreau going on another walking tour. HT-13: Newspaper clipping of a poem dedicated to Henry David Thoreau, 1862. HT-14: Off-print about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, entitled "Forester" printed in Apr. 1862. HT-15: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. "Thoreau's Flute," Atlantic Monthly, Sept. [1862?]. Newspaper clipping. HT-16: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-17: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-18: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-19: Benton, Myron Beecher, 1834-1902. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (3p.), 1862, May 27, Dutchess County, N.Y. HT-20: Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888. 1 letter to Cynthia D. (Cynthia Dunbar) Thoreau, 1787-1872, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, May 20, Concord, Mass. HT-21: 2 Newspaper clippings of poems dedicated to Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-22: 2 Newspaper clippings of poems dedicated to Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-23a: Greene, Calvin H. 1 letter to F.B. (Franklin Benjamin) Sanborn, 1831- 1917, A.L.S. (3p.), 1862, June 8, Rochester, Mich. HT-23b: Greene, Calvin H. 1 letter to Cynthia D. (Cynthia Dunbar) Thoreau, 1787-1872 and Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (3p.), 1862, June 18, Rochester, Mich. HT-24: Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, May 13, Brooklawn, N.J. Letter is cataloged separately, HM 64904. HT-24v: Fragment of a letter. Has writing in pencil on the verso HT-25: Dall, Caroline Wells Healey, 1822-1912. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, July 26, Medford, Mass. HT-25v: 1 Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862 and one handwritten message illegible. HT-26: Newspaper clippings on Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-26v: Newspaper clipping on Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-27: Newspaper clipping about a monument being dedicated in Cohasset, Mass. for victims of a shipwreck which Henry David Thoreau witnessed and wrote about. HT-27v: Newspaper clipping about the Thoreau family in reaction to F.B. (Franklin Benjamin) Sanborn, 1831-1917, book about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, and family. HT-28: Newspaper clipping about the Thoreau family. HT-29: Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. "My Prayer," MS. (printed: 1p.), n. d. HT-30: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. Stored separately.
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The collection consists of personal and business papers primarily related to the James De Barth Shorb family and their business ventures and estate settlements. There is also a substantial amount of material about Benjamin Davis Wilson and his business dealings in California. Topics covered in the collection include agriculture, land development in southern California, the history of the San Marino area, mining operations, water rights and irrigation, politics, society stories, and wills, court documents, and settlement papers related to the Shorb estate. Notable individuals represented in various places throughout the collection include Phineas Banning, Joseph Lancaster Brent, Ynez Shorb Buck, Louis Henry Dielman, Andrew Glassell, Henry Hancock, Winfield Scott Hancock, Isaias W. Hellman, Esther S. Hereford, Thomas B. Hereford, Margaret Irvine, Matthew Keller, Baron Frederich Ferdinand von Levetzow, Catherine McMeal, Ramona Shorb Murtaugh, Francis Noel Parke, Albert Packard, George S. Patton (1856-1927), Ruth Wilson Patton, Anthony Shorb (brother of James De Barth Shorb), Donald McMeal Shorb, Ethel Rebecca Shorb, Dr. J. Campbell Shorb (brother of James De Barth Shorb), James De Barth Shorb, Joseph Campbell Shorb (son of James De Barth Shorb), Margaret McMeal Shorb, Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb, Norbert Newlands Shorb, George Hugh Smith, Edith Shorb Steele, James M. Tiernan, Annie Wilson, Benjamin Davis Wilson, John B. Wilson, Margaret S. Hereford Wilson, and Tomas A. Yorba. Companies and ventures represented in the business and land papers include the San Gabriel Wine Company, B.D. Wilson & Co., the San Marino Ranch, the Southern Co-Operative Warehouse and Shipping Association, the Barton Real Estate Company, the Huntington Iron Works, and The California Arc Lamp Company. The collection is organized into seven main sections: 1) Correspondence and personal papers (including genealogy and photographs), boxes 1-4; 2) Business and legal papers, boxes 5-7; 3) Financial papers, boxes 8-12; 4) Land papers, boxes 13-16; 5) Newspaper clippings, ephemera and objects, boxes 17-19; 6) Ethel R. Shorb files, boxes 20-24, and 7) Oversize (5 items). Legal documents dealing specifically with land titles or agreements are included in the Land Papers section. Some correspondence relating directly to Edith R. Shorb's newspaper activities and other Shorb family members' estate dealings are included in those portions of the collection. Condolence letters on the death of James De Barth Shorb are included in the Personal Papers series of the collection. Series I: Correspondence and Personal Papers The correspondence consists of both personal and business letters. The majority of the personal correspondence was exchanged between members of the Shorb family and their friends and relatives, and include letters written while the family was living in Maryland from the 1820s- 1860s. Other items include letters regarding the history and genealogy of the Shorb family, particularly those written in response to Louis Henry Dielman's inquiries on the topic. The business correspondence includes references to the wine industry, agriculture, land sales, railroads, mining, politics, and estate settlements. Authors and addressees of the letters include Ynez Shorb Buck, the Earl Fruit Company, Winfield Scott Hancock, Mayo William Hazeltine, Catherine McMeal, John McMeal, Francis Neal Parke, the San Gabriel Wine Company, Ethel Rebecca Shorb, Dr. J. Campbell Shorb, James De Barth Shorb, Margaret McMeal Shorb, Mary Shorb, Norbert Newlands Shorb, Edith Shorb Steele, Adelaide Shorb Tiernan, James M. Tiernan, Charles Augustus Wetmore, and Marcos Yorba. Some notable or interesting pieces of correspondence include: A letter from Dr. J. Campbell Shorb regarding his involvement in the "case of Ogier," in which he asserts that he never gave a medical opinion on or to Ogier before his death (1833). A letter probably written by Donald McMeal Shorb to his parents James Aloysius Shorb and Margaret McMeal Shorb in which he asks them "in giving me up [to the Confederate Army] do not mourn too deeply, for if it is the will of the Almighty to call me from this life on the field of battle, regret me but do not grieve over me as though I had yielded to sickness on the couch of luxury" (1864). A letter from Mayo William Hazeltine to James De Barth Shorb, lamenting the latter's departure from San Francisco. "[W]hen a thirst for gold drives [another friend] to San Buenaventura the void he leaves is not soon…filled. I am told it never thunders in [the] San Francisco sky, but…since you went away there seems less electricity than ever" (1865). A letter from E.B. Washington to James Aloysius Shorb and Margaret McMeal Shorb consoling them on the death of their son (1866). A letter from Annie Ogier to Winfield Scott Hancock, in which she writes of the Rio del Llano mining claim and touches on politics, noting "I suppose you are a Greeley man. I don't know what I am but I am against Grant that's certain" (1872). A letter to James De Barth Shorb thanking him for "securing the reinstatement of those employees who were discharged from the service of the Los Angeles Terminal Railroad Company" (1892). Three letters to Edith Shorb Steele regarding Baron Frederich Ferdinand von Levetzow, including one from a distant relative who notes that Levetzow is "on a walking tour round the world passing San Francisco and Japan on accident of a wager" (1897); one from Levetzow's stepmother M. von Levetzow-Ehlorstorff confirming that "he…is traveling now through America…on account of a wager to cross the world in a certain time" (1897); and a final note from H.F. Studevart informing Edith of Levetzow's death "while out hunting…[he] became overcome with the severe cold and perished. His remains were found the next morning" (1899). The personal papers relate primarily to the Shorb family and include Donald McMeal Shorb's signed oath to the United States following the Civil War (1865), Ethel R. Shorb's passport (1929), condolence letters on the death of James De Barth Shorb (1896), and other items relating to Anthony Shorb, Norbert Newlands Shorb, and Edith Shorb Steele. Also included are an essay by Baron Frederich Ferdinand von Levetzow, a handwritten Ramona Echoes newsletter (1896), and a copy of Gladys A. Wood's San Marino Play: Adapted from History (1932), among other items. Also included in this section of the collection are genealogical notes on the Shorbs and Wilsons; photographs, including those of Baron von Levetzow, James De Barth Shorb, and Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb; a scrapbook of clippings and letters (1886-1893); and the manuscript of Memoirs of the Mines of Almaden and Almadenejos by Fernando Bernaldez and Ramon Rua Figueroa (1861). Series II: Business and Legal Papers The business papers include contracts, articles of incorporation, insurance policies, and estate records, primarily relating to the Shorb family (including Anthony Shorb) and their business ventures, as well as to Wilson and Banning businesses. Corporations included in the contract and articles of incorporation section include the Southern Co-Operative Warehouse and Shipping Association, B.D. Wilson & Co., the Barton Real Estate Company, the Huntington Iron Works, and The California Arc Lamp Company, as well as various produce companies who made distribution agreements with the Shorbs. The insurance policies primarily consist of those taken out by James De Barth Shorb for properties in San Marino and Ramona (1892-1897). The estate records are mainly those of the Shorb childrens' settlements and agreements regarding the estate of Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb. Other estate matters include those of A.W. Sublette, Stephen S.White, Benjamin Davis Wilson, and Tomas Yorba. The legal papers include wills, power of attorney documents, and some assorted court records. The wills include those of Edward S. Hereford (1894), Ethel R. Shorb (1930 and 1959), James De Barth Shorb (1875 and 1878), Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb (11 items, 1887-1917), Edith Shorb Steele (1949), John J. Williams (1881), Annie Wilson (1930), Benjamin Davis Wilson (1869), and John B. Wilson (1869). The power of attorney documents include those given and received by William T.B. Sanford, James De Barth Shorb, Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb, Norbert Newlands Shorb, James M. Tiernan, and Benjamin Davis Wilson, including a document giving Wilson's power of attorney to James De Barth Shorb (1875). The court records include case files on The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles vs. Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb (c.1899), a judgment in the mental competency hearing of Donald McMeal Shorb (1918), a pauper's affidavit of Norbert Newlands Shorb (1917), and a report regarding the guardianship of Thomas Yorba (1897). Series III: Financial Papers The financial papers consist of statements of account, bank statements, tax records, promissory notes, stock records, receipts, cancelled checks, and account ledgers. The statements of account and bank statements include those for the San Gabriel Wine Company (c.1887), the San Marino Ranch (statements and plan for liquidity, c.1883-1900), James De Barth Shorb (1879-1915), Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb (1881-1913), Sierra Vista Ranch (1897), James M. Tiernan (c.1886-1895), and Benjamin Davis Wilson (1862-1875). The tax records and receipts include those related to James De Barth Shorb (c.1880-1894), Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb (1868- 1897), Ramona Shorb Murtaugh (1895), William M. Shorb (1889), James A. Tiernan (c.1885- 1893), and Benjamin Davis Wilson (1850-1855). The promissory notes include those of James De Barth Shorb (1872-1895), Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb (1885-1898), Benjamin Davis Wilson (1852-1877), and Wilson & Packard (1850-1851). The stock records relate to the California Arc Lamp Company, the California Fruit Company, the Los Angeles and Soledad Turnpike Company, and the San Gabriel Wine Company, as well as including stock notices from Anthony Shorb. The assorted receipts and cancelled checks include those of James De Barth Shorb, Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb, James M. Tiernan, Benjamin Davis Wilson, and Wilson & Shorb (c.1870). The account books and ledgers were kept for and by the San Marino Ranch (1874-1897), James Aloysius Shorb (1836-1842), and James De Barth Shorb (1896-1897). Also included is James M. Tiernan's notarial record (1887-1896). Series IV: Land Papers The land papers consist primarily of deeds, conveyances, certificates of title, mortgages, and maps. The deeds, conveyances and certificates of title are mainly connected to the property dealings of the Shorbs and Wilsons. The properties described are almost exclusively in the southern California area, including Lake Vineyard, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Wilmington, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Stockton, and Rancho Santa Anita. There are also a small number of deeds for land in San Francisco. The mortgages and assorted land papers are also primarily related to the Shorbs and Wilsons and their land holdings in southern California, and include items on the Rancho El Rincon (1899), the General Stoneman House (1873), properties of the James Irvine trust, lots on Meridian Avenue in Oneonta Park sold by Ethel R. Shorb (1917- 1930), land near the Banning house (1874), San Marino Ranch lands, citrus crop mortgages made with the Porter Brothers Company, documents regarding a railroad right-of-way suit in Alhambra, complaints regarding Rancho San Antonio, a memorandum of agreement to Donald McMeal Shorb regarding purchase of the Yorba Grant in Lower California (1914), and documents on the transfer of property from the Tomas Yorba estate to George Smith Patton (1896). The maps are of land in Alhambra (Calif.), Alhambra (Ariz.), San Antonio and Ice House Canyons (1892), San Pasqual, Emmitsburg (Md.), Wilmington (Calif.), and the estate of Bernardo Yorba in Riverside County. Series V: Newspaper clippings, ephemera, and objects The clippings include local newspaper stories on the Pattons, Shorbs, Wilsons, and Yorbas, as well as general California history. There are also a few complete copies of California newspapers from the 1890s. The ephemera consists of calling cards, including those of the Shorb, Wilson, and Patton families; memorial programs and notices relating to the Shorb family; a variety of printed advertisements, notices, and programs; printed invitations, mainly relating to Shorb family functions and weddings, including those of Patton family members, from 1855-1940; and other miscellaneous ephemera, including greeting cards, tickets, and envelopes. The box of objects includes cased daguerreotypes, hair and teeth belonging to members of the Shorb and Wilson families, a crest of Dr. James Anthony Shorb, and other items such as a pen box, leather pouch, and gold chain. Series VI: Ethel R. Shorb Files This series consists of the work files of Ethel Rebecca Shorb, who was the Society Editor for The Argonaut Magazine in San Francisco during the 1950s. The magazine files include press releases and announcements on the activities of local organizations and clubs, including the California Federation of Women's Clubs, the Children's Theatre Association of San Francisco, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Junior League of San Francisco, the National League for Women's Service, the Pan American League, and the Women's Athletic Club of San Francisco. The society stories include releases and clippings on concerts, holiday events, home tours, memorials, parties, debutante events, engagements, and weddings, in addition to 51 Del Monte Press Bureau Releases. Other manuscripts include Ethel Shorb's calendars and notebooks, 12 pieces of correspondence addressed to Ethel Shorb, a brief autobiography, and miscellaneous ephemera. Also included are clippings of Ethel Shorb's published articles, her assorted notes, and newspaper clippings. Series VII: Oversize The oversize items consist of newspapers and maps. They include a copy of The Capital newspaper (1896), copies of the Pacific Wine and Spirit Review (1896), a map of Douglass (Ariz.) and the Sonora Development Companies (1890), a plat and written description of the "Prospero" land tract near Mission San Gabriel (1875), and a rolled map of Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1850).
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