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Sabine Baring-Gould letter to unidentified recipient
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Edward Gould letters to Sarah Ann Gould
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Edward Gould wrote these four letters to Sarah Ann Gould, who was perhaps his sister, while he was in California searching for gold. In the first letter (HM 31530, dated 1850, August 30), Gould has sent home "12 1/2/ ounces" and is "keeping grocery at the same place." He writes that he has almost come home several times, but "the thought of coming with so little Dust has kept me back." HM 31531 is dated 1850, October 14, and in it, Edward writes that with the decline of successful digging, things have become very uncertain. However, the city of San Francisco is growing and improving at an incredible rate. In Edward's next letter (HM 31532, dated 1851, April 30) he is back at the mines, after having a dull visit to San Francisco. He hopes his prospecting will improve as the water levels drop, and plans to "engage a little in the boot trade." The fourth and final letter in this series (HM 31533, written 1852, January 13) finds Edward still in the mines, planning to stay through spring.
mssHM 31530-31533
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John Gould letter to Edward H. Rodd
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Autograph letter from London signed John Gould, to the ornithologist Edward H. Rodd, discussing the Great Black Woodpecker.
mssHM 83616
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Onward, Christian Soldiers: a poem in 5 stanzas of 8 lines each
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mssHM 17358
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Unknown author letter to unidentified recipient
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An incomplete letter, addressed to "Dear James," written from Providence, Rhode Island, and dated "July 22." The author writes about family affairs and war news. The letter is written on Patriotic letterhead showing a Union soldier holding a bayonet, in a camp with tents, three American flags, and the United States Capitol Building in the back.
mssHM 68426