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R. B. Hall letter to Isaac T. Goodnow

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Description: Hall writes of experiences in the California mines and of details of daily business and social life, including events brought on by the Civil War. Includes photocopy of the front of the envelope, but the original envelope is not present.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1865, June 18.
Call number: mssHM 16732
Creator: Hall, R. B(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Sarah Hougham, 1943, November 30.
Dimensions: 8 cm :
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James T. Stratton letter to Isaac T. Goodnow

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Stratton relates personal details, including the health of his family and how finely trimmed his home shrubbery is: "I take a good deal of personal pride in them as they have all been cultivated at my own expense and with my own hands." He also writes of local political matters. The letter is incomplete, with only the first two pages being present.

mssHM 16733

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A. J. Markley letter to Charles Stearns

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Markley expresses his condolences for the death of Chancey E. Stearns, who was Charles' brother. He writes of Chancey's recent visit to Somersville in Contra Costa County, where he met his death due to illness. He was a cook at a local hotel. Chancey's possessions will be forwarded to Charles. With photocopy of front side of envelope.

mssHM 21309

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George B. Currey letter to L. R. Webster

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In this letter to Judge Webster, Currey discusses the potential sale of "the property" in Oregon. He writes, "I trust some Republican will become the purchaser," and states he may be coming to Jacksonville soon to visit Webster.

mssHM 16547

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James Stratton letter to Isaac Goodnow

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Letter from San Francisco school principal James Stratton to the abolitionist and Kansas educator Isaac Goodnow, written during Fourth of July festivities in 1865. Stratton writes of the excitement of the holiday, and that the "colored people were out in force and were loudly cheered, and seemed to feel a new era had dawned upon their long oppressed race." Stratton also notes the strong support for Abraham Lincoln (whom he calls "Uncle Abe"), although the "Irish Copper-heads and poor miserable foreigners" refused to celebrate. He also writes of the inadequacies of the San Francisco post office, the illness of his wife, and his fondness for Washington School and positive outlooks for education in San Francisco. Includes envelope.

mssHM 74127

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Samuel Hall letter to Davies Gilbert

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Letter to Davies Gilbert, British engineer and politician, from Samuel Hall. The letter includes written testimony (questions, answers, and discussions of laws regarding patents and inventions) for the select committee of the House of Commons on patent laws. Handwritten with pasted printed texts. The item is undated.

mssHM 80400

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Lydia H. Burns letter to Polly Hall

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In this letter dated sometime in June, 1854, Lydia Burns Hall writes to her sister, Polly Hall. She remains unmarried, and is concerned she may eventually marry someone who will not be kind to her. Her life as a single woman is hard, but she thinks "their is better dayes acoming." On reverse of letter is a pictorial lettersheet containing John Sutter's account of "the first discovery of the Gold" and a view of Sutter's Mill

mssHM 3207

R. B. Hall letter to Isaac T. Goodnow

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