Manuscripts

John H. Barnes letters

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Description: One letter is addressed to Miss Townsend, and the other is addressed to Laurence Hutton.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1892-1896.
Call number: mssHM 11325-11326
Creator: Barnes, John H(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from A.A.A., Evert J. Mendell Collection, #117, [date of acquisition not identified].
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Squire Bancroft letters

Manuscripts

One letter is addressed to William L. Selfe and the other is to Miss Field.

mssHM 11321-11322

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Captain John H. Roberts letter to S.D. Saulisburry

Manuscripts

This letter by Roberts is addressed to S.D. Saulisburry (a misspelling of S.D. Saulisbury, who served on the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors from 1893 to 1897). In this letter he asks about possible forest fires in the area as well as the classification of a "Grand Victory Rock" and various specimens of unidentified material.

mssHM 84086

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John Kirk Townsend letter to Richard Barnes Mason

Manuscripts

Townsend discusses the estate of the late W.A. Leidesdorff.

mssHM 35204

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Sarah Siddons letter to Patty Wilkinson

Manuscripts

One-page fragment of a signed letter in which Siddons communicates that she will be staying with Lady Barrington, who was mourning the death of her son, until she is "wanted in Edinborough." The letter is addressed "To Miss Wilkinson."

mssHM 11385

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John H. Eagle letters and ephemera

Manuscripts

The collection contains 49 letters from John H. Eagle to his wife, Margaret H. Drum Eagle (addressed as "Kate"), and other members of his family. The letters describe his life as a miner in Placer County, California, in the town of Auburn and a few miles south in Gold Hill. The letters include details of the prices of food and other commodities, living conditions, and a description of the community. A few letters describe Eagle's voyage to California via the Isthmus of Panama. There is also one folder containing 8 pieces of ephemera in the collection.

mssEGL

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John Kern letter to Richard H. Kern and Edward M. Kern

Manuscripts

In this letter to his brothers (the letter is addressed to "Dick & Ned"), John Kern writes of various business matters, including the journal of a Henry King which was said to have been given to Captain John C. Frémont, but then lost. John Kern hopes his brothers might have some information regarding the diary's whereabouts. Dated 1850, May 30-31.

mssHM 20654

John H. Barnes letters

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