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Henry Montague Butler letter to "My Dear President"
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Alexis Carrel letter to My Dear Doctor
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Letter written by Alexis Carrel to an unidentified recipient addressed as "My Dear Doctor." The letter, written from Chicago, thanks the doctor for a gift and encloses a letter of introduction for Professor Léo Testut, a celebrated anatomist with whom Carrell had worked in Lyon, France.
mssHM 83062
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Sir Philip Henry Manson-Bahr letter to "My dear and honoured Sir,"
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The letter, to an unknown addressee, mentions Sir Manson-Bahr's book History of the School of Tropical Medicine. The letter was written in London on personal letterhead.
mssHM 74830
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Letter to "My Dear Harold,"
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This incomplete letter was written by an unknown person from the Hotel Arcadia in Santa Monica, California. The author was on vacation in southern California and talks about touring in California, the weather, and plans to go home via San Francisco.
mssHM 68325
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James Glaisher letter to "My Dear Sir,"
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In this letter to an unknown addressee, Glaisher is discussing the Sun's declination throughout the year. The letter was written from him home in Blackheath, London.
mssHM 76711
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Letter to "My Dear Eva,"
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Letter in which an unknown author gives an eyewitness account of the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, which the writer describes as "the worst experience in the history of California." Includes an account of the writer's own experience of the actual earthquake, as well as detailed observations of subsequent damage. The letter gives descriptions of the city made from a boat in San Francisco Bay, with specific mentions of Market Street, Chinatown, Van Ness Avenue, and the residences of Mrs. Oelrichs, Claus Spreckels, and P.F. Butler. Gives a detailed account of the extent of the damage and institution of martial law. Also included are three contemporary picture postcards of earthquake damage.
mssHM 64284
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Letter addressed to "My Dear Mother," signed "Earl,"
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This letter was written while Earl was staying at the Redondo Hotel in Redondo Beach, California. In the letter he states that he will be returning to Los Angeles soon. Included with the letter is an advertisement card for the California Alligator Farm in Los Angeles.
mssHM 68327