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Nimrod letter to "Dear Sir"

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    Nimrod abroad

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    614204

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    Sir Philip Warwick letter to [Dear Sir?]

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    A.L.S., with modern penciled notes in an unknown hand and endorsement on verso.

    mssHM 82618

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    Theodore Johnson letter to "Dear Sir,"

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    Johnson requests the carte de visite of the unnamed recipient and his fellow office workers, and describes an intended office Photograph Album. He also describes the schooner Sacramento and asks after mutual acquaintances.

    mssHM 72268

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    Charles Lyell letter to "Dear Sir,"

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    Letter from Charles Lyell to an unnamed recipient (possibly James Hague) in which he gives directions to a February 17, 1871 meeting of the Geological Society. He also describes changes he would like to have made to Elements of Geology, particularly in regards to the "tertiary age of the fissure" of a lode from which "vast quantities of . . . precious metals" had been extracted. A copy of the book was apparently sent with the letter, and Lyell asks the recipient for further suggestions on revision.

    mssHM 72339

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    Edward Bosqui letter to "dear sir,"

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    Letter from Edward Bosqui in which he responds to an unknown writer's references to lithographic stone, which Bosqui says if genuine would be "worth more than a gold mine." He also includes a description of lithographic stone. On Bosqui Engraving and Printing Co. letterhead.

    mssHM 73997

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    Byam Shaw letter to "Dear Sir,"

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    In this letter, Shaw is giving art career advice and schooling recommendations to an unknown recipient. Written from Kensington, London, England.

    mssHM 78396