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John H. Eagle letters
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John Thompson Kinkade letters
Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters from John T. Kinkade to his brother, James Kinkade of Marysville, Ohio. The letters chiefly describe living conditions in the Placer County mining district near Auburn (1849-66). There is also other family corrrespondence in the collection
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John H. Robillard letter (Bahia)
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Letters and reports addressed to Admiral Graham Eden Hamond or forwarded to his attention, describing the events surrounding the Cabanagem revolt and conveying appeals from British merchants for protection via the local British consuls. Letters from consul Edward Watts in Pernambuco describe political conditions in the province and discuss aspects of the revolt; Watts also encloses a plea for protection from the British Royal Navy signed by 12 British merchants in Pernambuco. Two copies of reports from the province of Maranhão dated August and September 1835 describe an attack on the city. Also includes two copies of a letter from Sir John Barrow in January 1836, relaying messages of approval from British Royal Navy officials for Hamond's blockade strategy.
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Edward H. Miller papers
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Although the majority of the letters were written by Edward H. Miller to his sister Sally, other addressees include his sister Ellen and his parents. There are also a few letters by his brothers Elisha and David. Miller's letters describe in detail his voyage to California on board the ship Pacific; his attempt at mining and the hardships involved; conditions in California mining camps; life in Sacramento and San Francisco; his business with Mark Hopkins; damage done by fires and floods; vigilance activities in Sacramento; and his opinion about the Civil War, abolitionists, and slavery. Also included with the correspondence is a short manuscript account of Miller's voyage to California on board the ship Pacific, presumably written by Miller, and an obituary for Miller written by an unknown author.
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Dole, George H. 1 letter to -----
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The collection is made up of two sections, correspondence and essays (both arranged alphabetically by author). The bulk of the collection is by George H. Dole, with almost half of his correspondence to his wife Clara Rowell Dole and several letters to his children. Thirty-one of the forty-five school essays were written by George H. Dole. Many of the items, both correspondence and essays, include the use of the Hawaiian language. George and Clara sign some of their letters with their Hawaiian names (George as Heoki and Clara as Kaalala). Correspondence: The 218 pieces of correspondence deal mainly with family events and daily activities, including churchgoing and visits with friends. The Hawaiian correspondence gives physical descriptions of Hawaii, commentaries on the Hawaiian government and details regarding the workings of sugar plantations. Some of the letters of George, Daniel and Charlotte describe their trips to America, giving an interesting look at travel in the 1870s. Daniel and Charlotte, while in America, visited Utah and met with Brigham Young. Two letters record their conversation with Young, in which they discussed polygamy and other church beliefs; the letters also give a description of the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. Thirty-nine of the 102 pieces of George's correspondence are typewritten letters from Riverside, California. The California correspondence deals with the Doles' visits to northern California and the birth of one of their grandchildren. The letters also give some descriptions of Riverside in the1890s. The letter from George H. Dole to William E. Rowell is an invitation to invest money in the Minnehaha Oil Company in Bakersfield, California (enclosed with the letter is a summary sheet for the proposed oil company). Essays: The essays were written by several of the children who attended Daniel Dole's schools in Punahou and Koloa. The essays are about various subjects, a few regarding Hawaii's government and history. The essay entitled "The Last War of Kauai" discusses the events following the death of King Kamehameha II. The essay entitled "Dear Sir" is an explanation of Hawaii's government, and the unknown author gives some opinions regarding politicians of the time. The four newsletters were also written by students. Sanford B. (Sanford Ballard) Dole was the editor, and probably author, of The Koloa Evening Transcript.
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Joseph H. Barrett correspondence
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The correspondence of Joseph H. Barrett and his extended family. The bulk of the collection (354 letters) consists of Barrett's own personal and professional correspondence, both incoming and outgoing. The letters cover Barrett's entire life and career, especially his studies at Middlebury College (class of 1845); teaching at various private schools in Vermont and New Hampshire (1845-1848); his association with the American Whig Review and various New England newspapers (1848-1851); service in the Vermont House of Representatives (1851-1853); his courtship of Harriet Lowell and their marriage; intense religious soul-searching that led him from Congregationalism, to Universalism and finally to the Episcopal Church; reporting on politics for the Cincinnati Gazette (1857-1861), editorship of the Cincinnati Times and Chronicle (1868-1892), and his literary work, particularly his 1888, 1902, and 1904 biographies of Abraham Lincoln. Also included are letters to the editor received by Barrett as the editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle and Times. Correspondents include Barrett's wife Harriet, Samuel Mills Conant (1820-1855), a fellow Middlebury alumnus and publisher of the Vermont Union Whig; Park Benjamin (1809-1864), Jeremiah Eames Rankin (1828-1904), William H. Herndon, Benjamin Labaree (1801-1883), Edward McPherson, (1830-1895), Alfred Bult Mullett (1834-1890), William Frederick Poole (1821-1894), James Reed Spalding (1821-1872), and others. Also included are letters by Barrett's extended family scattered from New England to California. This portion includes the letters of George H. Hilton, Barrett's brother-in-law, for whom he had procured a clerical position at the Navy Dept. Hilton's letter cover the period of the Civil War and describe the inner workings of the Navy Department and the young man's life in war-time Washington D.C. The collection also includes miscelleanous correspondence of the Hilton and Lowell families and the letters to Barrett from his friend M. Lowell Elliot of Santa Barbara, Calif. (1904-1910), detaling her life in Southern California. The collection also contains ephemera, newspaper clippings and photographs of Joseph H. Barrett, his wife Harriet, and their son Arthur.
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John Hunt letters
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The four letters which John wrote to his family back in England describe in detail his life in a mining town in California. He talks about the climate and conditions in California, the hardships of mining, how easy it is to spend money in town on gambling and alcohol, his relationship with his Spanish girlfriend, and his desire to buy a ranch and have his family join him in California. Hunt specifically talks about Deadwood, Weaverville, San Francisco, and the following mines: French Gulch, Big Bear Mine, the Wheeler Claim and South Fork.
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