Alpheus B. Thompson letters to Timothy Wolcott | Collections | The Huntington

Alpheus B. Thompson letters to Timothy Wolcott | Collections | The Huntington

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Francis Thompson letters to Timothy Wolcott
Manuscripts
In the first of these two letters, Thompson informs Wolcott that he has arrived in Maine. The second is concerned with business and financial affairs, and Thompson writes "I think that my troubles are about over. And I doubt not but what you are as glad as my self." HM 19000 is dated 1857 (signed "Frank Thompson), July 18, and HM 19001 was written 1858, December 16.
mssHM 19000-19001
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Letter to Timothy Wolcott
Manuscripts
This letter to Timothy Wolcott describes the difficult prospect of making a living in California under current conditions. It seems that Wolcott is considering a move to California, and the writer of the letter, who appears to be in the quartz mining business, is giving him both warning and advice. The signature is smudged, but the last name may be "Hill." The letter was written in San Francisco.
mssHM 19002
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Letter and poem by Dunstan Thompson
Manuscripts
The poem, by Dunstan Thompson, is entitled "The cities by the sea," (HM 74386); and the letter is from Thompson to Maurice Goodner, Nov. 16, 1947 (HM 74387).
mssHM 74386-74387
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John Augustus Sutter letter to Alpheus Bard Thompson
Manuscripts
Mr. Sutter informs Mr. Thompson that he has bought "the whole Russian Establishment of Ross and Bodega," and offers Mr. Thompson a portion of property at Bodega Rancho "on reasonable terms", as Mr. Thompson has a farm nearby.
mssHM 48975
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John Coffin Jones letter to Alpheus Basil Thompson
Manuscripts
This manuscript is a receipt addressed to A.B. Thompson, listing goods received by Coffin and their worth in Spanish dollars.
mssHM 48976
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T. J. Thompson certificates
Manuscripts
First certificate is an appointment for T. J. Thompson to Corporal in Co "D," 1st regiment of the Nebraska National Guard. It was issued on 1887, Sep. 19 in Beatrice, Nebraska by Colonel O. H. Phillips. HM 75978.
mssHM 75978-75979