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George P. Becker letter to William S. Becker
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David P. McCafferty letter to Alexander Pogo, 1893-
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In this letter dated August 14, 1966, Florida Bible College student, David P. McCafferty asks Alexander Pogo about a verse in Job 26: 7. He inquires, "I would like to know if there has ever been any place in the north as being empty. Some secular College students will say "where is north"? It seems they just want to argue with everything a Bible College student has to say."
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George C. Perkins letter to Charles S. Randall
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Perkins responds to Randall's prior inquiry on the land of San Joaquin County and the Hutch-Armstrong Company. He states that "some of the soil is equal in value to that in any part of California and some of it is not worth $1 an acre, but generally speaking it is one of the best counties in the State," and that the county is home to the town of Stockton, "the fourth largest city in the State." He describes the Hutch-Armstrong company as owning a number of fruit ranches in California. On letterhead of the United States Senate.
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Edward S. Swan letter to Fanny P. Clark
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In this letter to his cousin, Edward Swan describes his journey to San Francisco. He endured "a very unpleasant passage" and was "detained in Panama for 12 days waiting for a steamer." Once he finally arrives in San Francisco, he finds it "a much nicer place here than expected."
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George C. Perkins letter to William Logue
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Perkins is ready to accept Logue's proposal "without any more talk" and hopes he "will be more prosperous in the years to come" for his "perseverance deserves to be rewarded." All Logue must do is pay the $500 principal, which Perkins advises him to do.
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George Forby letter to Elizabeth Dowd Forby
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In this letter to his wife, Forby describes his journey to California via Cuba and Panama. He witnessed two burials at sea during his voyage, and called Panama "the most singular place I ever saw." Of San Francisco, he writes "you never saw such a set of long faces and idle people as there are here," owing to the decline in mining. Nevertheless, Forby is determined to stay and "try to face it through."
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George Cooper Pardee letter to "Miss Bovyer,"
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Letter sent by George Cooper Pardee while he was attending medical school in Leipzig, Germany, in 1882. Pardee writes of various friends from U.C. Berkeley, who he calls the "'79ers." He relates news of their various jobs, political positions, and experiences in Alaska, the Carolinas, Colombia, and elsewhere. Although he mentions most of his friends by last name only, there are references to John Hoffman Wheeler, Joe Scotchler, Morse, Kelsey, Cougdon, Rothchild, Dorn, Campbell , and Clowes, among others. Included with the letter is an autograph card by Pardee.
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