Manuscripts
Francis Mellus letter to John Marsh
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Francis Mellus letter to John Marsh
Manuscripts
In this letter, Mr. Mellus requests Mr. Marsh to bring his cargo of hides and tallow to San José for delivery.
mssHM 19821
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Henry Delano Fitch letter to John Marsh
Manuscripts
In this letter, Fitch apologizes for an error made in a transaction with Marsh, and promises to send him bear skins and oil, and possibly beaver. Letter partly damaged. Included is a typescript of the letter with a brief biography of Fitch.
mssHM 19820
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Indenture between Manuela Avila and Francis Mellus for land in Los Angeles county
Manuscripts
Deed for property in Los Angeles that made up part of the Rancho de Los Cuervos, and including an adobe house. Sold by Manuela Avila to Francis Mellus.
mssHM 73098
Marsh Japanese tea garden, circa 1910
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View of a man, probably Mr. Goto, wearing an oversized hat and using a hose in the Marsh Japanese tea garden. Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh in 1911, and had it moved to his estate from Marsh's commercial Japanese garden in Pasadena. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.
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Marsh Japanese tea garden house, circa 1910
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A view of the house that now overlooks the Japanese garden, prior to its purchase in 1911. Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh, and had it moved to his estate from Marsh's commercial Japanese garden in Pasadena. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.
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Marsh Japanese tea garden, circa 1910
Visual Materials
Tsune Goto, wife of Chiyozo, dressed in traditional Japanese attire, stands in the Marsh Japanese tea garden in Pasadena. Henry E. Huntington bought the house, stone statuary, and plants from George Turner Marsh in 1911, and had it moved to his estate from Marsh's commercial Japanese garden in Pasadena. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.
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