Henry Zane Jenkins correspondence

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  Memoranda and account book

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  In this diary, Hurlbut describes his journey from Vermont to California via steamboat. He landed at Sacramento in April, 1852, and set to work making a land claim and searching for gold. The bulk of the volume contains notations concerning financial accounts and related details. Volume has pre-printed pages, dated January 1 through December 31, 1852.

  mssHM 2273

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  Diaries of William Farrer [microform] : 1849-1854

  Manuscripts

  Microfilm of six diaries kept by William Farrer from 1849-1854. The first volume, dated 1849, recalls Farrer's travels from Utah to California with Charles Coulson Rich. The 1850-1851 diary begins when Farrer was preparing to depart California for Hawaii, and recounts his sea voyage and missionary work through 1851. The remaining four diaries were kept while Farrer was serving on his Hawaiian mission, and are dated 1851-1852, 1852-1853, 1853, and 1854. Also included on the reel is "A Short Account of My Mission to the Sandwich Islands," sent by Farrer to "Pres. Clawson and Tibbetts" in 1855, and a brief excerpt on Farrer from the Deseret News, dated 1897 and written by Ramona Farrer Cottam.

  MSS MFilm 00250

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  William Henry Pratt papers

  Manuscripts

  Collection consists of material relating to William Henry Pratt's activities in California. Items include a certificate for Pratt's appointment as Surveyor General of California signed by Benjamin Harrison, 1890 March 4 (HM 73028); a certificate for his appointment as Collector of Customs for Humboldt County signed by Chester A. Arthur, 1883 December 26 (HM 73026); a typescript letter signed congratulating Pratt from then-Governor of Ohio William McKinley, 1893 November 13 (HM 73029); a letter addressed to "Lyman" in which Pratt writes of the ships Corona and Pomona, and a postcard of a ship at Fort Ross sent to Pratt by "Walter." Also included is a certificate appointing Jared Turner Deputy Postmaster of Georgetown, California, signed by President James Buchanan, dated 1857 August 14 (HM 73027).

  mssHM 73026-73031

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  Correspondence to Mary Jenkins Rowley from Levi Rowley

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  The Henry H. Sinclair Papers number more than 1,600 items, including diaries, journals, newspaper clippings, ledgers, and extensive personal and business correspondence. The complete date range is 1802-1937 (bulk dates 1909-1914). Subject matter includes business matters of the Great Western Power Company, Palmer Oil Company, Mt. Hood Railway and Power Company, etc.; diaries and notebooks concerning power plant inspection trips, mostly to the Kern River in California; the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association; and the California to Honolulu yacht races. The collection also includes his son's papers pertaining to California Delta Farms, Inc.

  mssSinclair papers

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  William Henry Pratt papers

  Manuscripts

  Collection consists of material relating to William Henry Pratt's activities in California. Items include a certificate for Pratt's appointment as Surveyor General of California signed by Benjamin Harrison, 1890 March 4 (HM 73028); a certificate for his appointment as Collector of Customs for Humboldt County signed by Chester A. Arthur, 1883 December 26 (HM 73026); a typescript letter signed congratulating Pratt from then-Governor of Ohio William McKinley, 1893 November 13 (HM 73029); a letter addressed to "Lyman" in which Pratt writes of the ships Corona and Pomona, and a postcard of a ship at Fort Ross sent to Pratt by "Walter." Also included is a certificate appointing Jared Turner Deputy Postmaster of Georgetown, California, signed by President James Buchanan, dated 1857 August 14 (HM 73027).

  mssHM 73026-73031

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  Correspondence to Mary Jenkins Rowley from John W. Edmonds

  Manuscripts

  The Henry H. Sinclair Papers number more than 1,600 items, including diaries, journals, newspaper clippings, ledgers, and extensive personal and business correspondence. The complete date range is 1802-1937 (bulk dates 1909-1914). Subject matter includes business matters of the Great Western Power Company, Palmer Oil Company, Mt. Hood Railway and Power Company, etc.; diaries and notebooks concerning power plant inspection trips, mostly to the Kern River in California; the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association; and the California to Honolulu yacht races. The collection also includes his son's papers pertaining to California Delta Farms, Inc.

  mssSinclair papers