Manuscripts

Mary Davis Bucknall letter to Eugene Lemuel Sullivan

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Description: In this letter to her father, Mary Davis Bucknall writes of mutual acquaintances, and of her desire to vacation in San Francisco. She also writes of the recent exhibition of "a man said to be a native of Borneo. He has only four fingers and no thumbs....he walks on his hands and knees with his legs crossed."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1856, March 8.
Call number: mssHM 19342
Creator: Bucknall, Mary Davis(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Grabhorn Collection, January 1945.
Dimensions: 16 cm :

Manuel Castro letter to Eugene Lemuel Sullivan

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Castro writes that he is traveling to Contra Costa for a very intriguing business opportunity, and of other business matters. In Spanish.

mssHM 19343

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Mary Jane Brooks letter to Fanny Davis

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In this letter to her sister Fanny Davis, Mary Jane Brooks writes that as she is now sixty years of age, she is unable to work as in her youth. She asks for back payment on rent for Fanny's house, where she lived for twenty-five years without payment, or suggests Fanny buy the property outright. She also writes of details of mutual friends in San Francisco.

mssHM 19795

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George H. Derby letter to Eugene Lemuel Sullivan

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Derby asks Sullivan to pay a draft for him, hopefully in American coin.

mssHM 19341

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Receipt for property taxes paid by Eugene Lemuel Sullivan

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This manuscript is a receipt to Eugene Lemuel Sullivan for taxes paid on property owned in the city of San Francisco. Printed form, filled in and signed by hand.

mssHM 19344

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Mary K. Browne letter to Sherman Day Thacher

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Browne writes that she appreciates Thacher's approving attitude on her decision to go professional. She writes that she saw him at the Davis Cup matches but didn't bring herself to his attention because she did not know yet how he felt about her decision. She is now sorry that they didn't speak. On the topic of a playing in Ojai, she feels it's out of the question do to a full schedule. She mentions that Mr. Pyle [Charles C. (Cash and Carry) Pyle] plans to play at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, but she will refer this letter to him so he can answer direct. She goes on to write that for sentimental reasons, she would love to play in Ojai where she feels so much at home "and in the one place in America I feel that young tennis has had the most encouragement." She writes that if the tour she is one were not financial in nature she might have been able to play in Ojai. She hopes that Pyle sees his way clear to let them play. Letter is written on Vanderbilt Hotel, New York stationery.

mssHM 52275

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Thomas F. Seward letter to Lucy F. Seward

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In this letter to his wife, Thomas F. Seward writes that wages have fallen in California, calling twenty-five to fifty dollars a month "extraordinary." His job, however, is safe, as he is good at it. He writes of a recent event where a man killed another for not allowing him to marry his daughter. The murderer has been hanged. A second murder soon followed. Seward also writes of a fire in the city, and reports of similar recent blazes in Marysville and Sacramento. A ship from China brought cholera with it, and many in the city have gotten sick. He has received the daguerrotype sent from home, and writes, "I have got the Home Fever to night - the worse kind." Small booklet, bound in red paper.

mssHM 20721

Mary Davis Bucknall letter to Eugene Lemuel Sullivan

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