Manuscripts

Samuel D. Snowden letter to Alvin T. Smith

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Description: In this letter, Snowden asks Alvin Smith to please take care of certain affairs for him in Oregon, chiefly concerning land claims, while Snowden is in California. He also writes of how Oregon men are faring in the quest for gold around Sutter's Fort.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1849, May 6.
Call number: mssHM 16377
Creator: Snowden, Samuel D(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Fred Lockley, 1945, June 30.
Dimensions: 31 cm :

Harvey Clarke letter to Alvin T. Smith

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This note is a request to Alvin T. Smith to pay Robert Tupper the sum of twenty-five dollars for shingles for Tualatin Academy. With note in the hand of Alvin T. Smith.

mssHM 16543

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Joseph Gale letter to Alvin T. Smith

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Joseph Gale reports the bills have been made, and asks Smith to send onion seed. Gale also laments that California "is one of the most wretched places in the world" owing to rampant crime and a lack of law, and says that "if a man wishes justice he has to take the law into his own hands."

mssHM 16554

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Kin Saito letter to Alvin Thompson Smith

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In this letter, Kin Saito thanks Alvin Thompson Smith, Oregon pioneer and missionary, for helping a young Japanese boy who had just come west to Oregon. The letter is written from Forest Grove, Oregon.

mssHM 68196

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Charles C. (Charles Coulson) Rich letter to Sarah D. Rich

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Letter from Charles Rich in Little Salt Lake City to his wife Sarah D. Rich in Great Salt Lake City, Deseret. Rich writes that he has been ill but is recovering, describes his supplies and food, and asks Sarah to pay the taxes at home. He writes that he will send her something when he gets to the mines, gives instructions on building a storehouse, and implores Sarah to "take special care of the children." He also includes notes to his children telling them to behave properly.

mssHM 72835

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John D. Crawford letter to Medorem Crawford

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In this letter to his brother, John D. Crawford asks for as many blankets as possible to be sent to California, for they are sorely needed, and also includes a few details of other business and debts.

mssHM 31266

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Thomas A. Warbass letter to Edward D. Warbass

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The letter was written by Thomas Warbass in San Francisco to his brother Edward in Cowlitz County, Oregon Territory (later Cowlitz County, Washington). It discusses the organization of the brothers' coal association, the shipment of coal that Thomas Warbass was awaiting in San Francisco, and their sale of coal from Oregon in San Francisco to a man named Deeson. Warbass also asks his brother whether he could obtain a few hundred tons of coal for Deeson if Deeson sent a cargo vessel to collect it somewhere along the banks of the Columbia River. Warbass mentions the high demand for Oregon coal in San Francisco, and his anxiousness to get such coal into the market.

mssHM 69816

Samuel D. Snowden letter to Alvin T. Smith

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