Manuscripts
Complaint against William Ryan
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N. Barclay letters to Forbes Barclay
Manuscripts
These are two manuscript letters, written to Forbes Barclay by an unidentified "N. Barclay". HM 16940 features vertical and horizontal cross-hatch writing concerning business and personal details, and is dated May 22, 1840. HM 16941, which appears to be written in a diary format, discusses details of shipping and various social engagements, and is dated July 29-August 2, 1840, and is incomplete and damaged; the pages are numbered 17-20. These letters seem to be detailed updates of business and personal affairs of various individuals for the benefit of Forbes Barclay, who is, at this time, in absentia from his Scotland home.
mssHM 16940-16941
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J. Yorba letter to Messrs. Ryan & Parsons
Manuscripts
This report from J. Yorba to Messers Ryan & Parsons of Los Angeles described the suitability of the land in the municipality of El Salto, county of Palenquestate in the state of Chiapas for the cultivation of coffee, rubber, cacao and other tropical products. Included in the report is a geographic description of the area with climate, demographics, agricultural products, wages and labor conditions.
mssHM 16375
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William G. Dryden claims against Mexico
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This typescript bears the following official title: The National Archives: Records of the Department of State: Claims against Mexico, Commission of 1848; Undocketed Claim No. 8: William G. Dryden. This document constitutes Dryden's claim of damages incurred during allegedly "false imprisonment and other illegal treatment" at the hands of the Mexican government. Dryden, whose testimonies comprise the bulk of this document, claims to have been made a Mexican citizen as a result of his involvement with the Mexican militia. He was given the title Captain of Militia, then later imprisoned for over a year after incriminating documents came into the possession of the Mexican government that indicated Dryden was a Texan spy or Mexican traitor. It does not appear that the Dryden's claim was ever settled. The typescript has been translated into English, and contains numerous annotations, both possibly by W.E. Bard.
mssHM 16382
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Petition of mechanics, laborers, and citizens of California against William P.C. Stebbins, superintedent of construction of U.S. Mint, San Francisco
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The petition came about because there were accusations that William P.C. Stebbins refused employment to members of the mechanics and laborers trade organizations while building the U.S. Mint building in San Francisco.
mssHM 84291
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William James Denver letter to M. Rombach
Manuscripts
The letter discusses a land claim and Ben Holladay
mssHM 62919
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Indenture between Robert Walkinshaw, Benjamin Davidson, and William Hood and Samuel R. Throckmorton regarding land in Mendocino County, California
Manuscripts
Mortgage indenture regarding land in Mendocino County, California, once owned by the late William A. Richardson. The indenture describes that Richardson and his wife Maria in 1853 and 1854 "did convey. . . certain lands" in Mendocino County to Charles S. Compton and Donald Davidson, who in turn sold the land to Robert Walkinshaw, Benjamin Davidson, and William Hood. $35,000 was also paid to Richardson's heirs to clear debts on the estate, with those funds being held in trust for Julius May by Davidson, Samuel R. Throckmorton, and Davidson's attorney, Alexander Forbes. The indenture releases Throckmorton from claims on the land and also releases the land from any further mortgages or liens. Possibly in the handwriting of Benjamin Davidson. Signed by Davidson and by Forbes for Walkinshaw.
mssHM 72998