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Manuscripts
Two letters from Edmund Lovell Ellsworth to his son Edmund Ellsworth. In the first, the elder Ellsworth describes his situation at the newly acquired Cluff Ranch, including the natural resources of the area, and the process of and prospects for agriculture and the raising of livestock. Ellsworth then discusses various business matters including his desire to purchase a saw mill. He closes with family concerns including George's accident with "the Winchester," and the death of "Lulu," presumably a family member. And in the second letter, Ellsworth lectures his son on living according to the dictates of the Church of Latter Day Saints and the importance of family. He follows with a lengthy description of his trial for polygamy or "cohabitation" with multiple women, his conviction, and subsequent prison term at the Territorial Prison at Yuma, Arizona. Also included is a note written by the donor.
mssHM 70166-70167
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Manuscripts
Mostly personal correspondence and letters from admirers. Correspondence apparently regarding Mary Ellen Greville, Frances Maria Kelly's adopted(?) daughter. One letter from Frances Maria Kelly to Charles Kent, 1875, Sep. 28, regarding her version of the events that inspired Charles Lamb's "Barbara S---." Also Frances Maria Kelly's "Dramatic Recollections" notebook. Anne Jackson Mathews' notebook with material used in her biography of Charles Mathews.
mssHM 62598-62775