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Manuel Castro letter to Eugene Lemuel Sullivan

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    José Maria Flores letter to Manuel Castañares

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    Flores writes of his arrival to San Diego and Monterey with General José Castro. Flores finds the lands to be very tranquil, and writes of other political matters and his travels. In Spanish.

    mssHM 16690

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    Mary Davis Bucknall letter to Eugene Lemuel Sullivan

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    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."

    mssHM 19342

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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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    Luis Antonio Argüello letter to José Manuel Ruiz

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    In this letter, Argüello writes of constant trouble with attacks and robberies from the Indians, and especially the late trouble in San Diego. He hopes order is restored soon. With postscript dated 1825, January 25. In Spanish.

    mssHM 16559

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    Joseph Libbey Folsom letter to Peter Warren Van Winkle

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    Folsom writes he is traveling to California, and of other various business details regarding property in San Francisco, California. With crosshatched writing on first page.

    mssHM 19074

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    A. W. Von Schmidt letter to Julius Von Schmidt

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    In this letter to his brother, A. W. Von Schmidt writes of business matters, and hopes that Julius and his wife will come soon to visit. He also writes that a woman named Fanny, who is apparently a mutual acquaintance, has turned "Unitarian."

    mssHM 16517