Manuscripts
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Brophy-Beeson papers
Manuscripts
The collection contains letters, documents, and one account book related to a variety of subjects, including: gold mining and ranching in Yuba County in the 1850s; disputed California land titles; California and national politics (1856-1861); rural life in La Salle County, Illinois (1856-1864) and in Jackson County, Oregon (1860-1885); life of the Oregon militia (1863-1866); and aid to the Native Americans.
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1827-1855
Manuscripts
The collection contains letters, documents, and one account book related to a variety of subjects, including: gold mining and ranching in Yuba County in the 1850s; disputed California land titles; California and national politics (1856-1861); rural life in La Salle County, Illinois (1856-1864) and in Jackson County, Oregon (1860-1885); life of the Oregon militia (1863-1866); and aid to the Native Americans.
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1863-1890
Manuscripts
The collection contains letters, documents, and one account book related to a variety of subjects, including: gold mining and ranching in Yuba County in the 1850s; disputed California land titles; California and national politics (1856-1861); rural life in La Salle County, Illinois (1856-1864) and in Jackson County, Oregon (1860-1885); life of the Oregon militia (1863-1866); and aid to the Native Americans.
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1856-1862
Manuscripts
The collection contains letters, documents, and one account book related to a variety of subjects, including: gold mining and ranching in Yuba County in the 1850s; disputed California land titles; California and national politics (1856-1861); rural life in La Salle County, Illinois (1856-1864) and in Jackson County, Oregon (1860-1885); life of the Oregon militia (1863-1866); and aid to the Native Americans.
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Account Books/Diaries
Manuscripts
The Diaries/Account Books series consists of holographic account books and diaries kept by Sproston and/or his clients from 1856-1879. The Correspondence series (ca.1875-1883) includes business and personal letters that Sproston received and sent to others. The series also includes correspondence between clients and a small amount of letters that are addressed to Mary E. Sproston. The Legal Documents series is divided into three subseries: Financial Records, Indentures, and Stock Certificates. The Financial Records subseries ranges from 1868 to 1885 and includes receipts, account statements, billheads, checks, and money orders in regards to the estate of F. J. (Frances Joseph) Hammell, a client of Sproston. The subseries also includes receipts regarding the tuition payment of Hannah Sproston's education and room and board, as well as a receipt verifying the payment of Sproston's life insurance policy.
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Yuba County, Calif., indentures and contracts
Manuscripts
Assortment of indentures, contracts, and expense reports relating to the development of Yuba County, California. Includes indentures and contracts for land sales, driving a mule train, the operation of toll bridges (including the Bullards Bar Bridge and one on the North Yuba River), public highway right of way, mining claims (including the Connor and Daily mine in the Cherokee Mining District), and an account of provisions provided to the Yuba County Hospital. Other items include a list of tax payers in Yuba Road District No.6, a report of criminal activity in New York Township, a variety of expense reports and claims submitted to Yuba County, a resolution on water rates in Yuba County, a letter regarding building a wall near the Marysville Courthouse, an expense claim for the 1889 Mechanic's Fair Exhibit in San Francisco, a letter regarding the Marysville Tunnel and Quartz Mining Company, and a letter and map regarding redistricting in the Buckeye County School District.
mssHM 74700-74734