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George C. (George Clement) Perkins letter to Lawrence F. Bower

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    George C. Perkins letter to William Logue

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    Perkins is ready to accept Logue's proposal "without any more talk" and hopes he "will be more prosperous in the years to come" for his "perseverance deserves to be rewarded." All Logue must do is pay the $500 principal, which Perkins advises him to do.

    mssHM 27992

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    Stephen Mallory White letter to Lawrence F. Bower

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    White informs Bower that he currently has no photograph, but one could be had from "Bell, the photographer of this city." On letterhead of the United States Senate. Typed letter, signed by hand. Includes clipping with photograph of White.

    mssHM 21327

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    George C. Pardee letter to the Reverend Lawrence F. Bower

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    Letter is a response to a request for an autographed card and photograph. The governor enclosed an autographed card, but had no photograph on hand. Letter is signed in manuscript on Executive Department, State of California, Sacramento letterhead.

    mssHM 74617

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    Thomas R. Bard letter to Rev. Lawrence F. Bower

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    Letter from Thomas R. Bard on United States Senate letterhead to the Reverend Lawrence F. Bower answering a query as to when he took his seat in the Senate. Included is a contemporary newspaper clipping about the Senator and a mounted photograph.

    mssHM 21326

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    George C. Perkins letter to Charles S. Randall

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    Perkins responds to Randall's prior inquiry on the land of San Joaquin County and the Hutch-Armstrong Company. He states that "some of the soil is equal in value to that in any part of California and some of it is not worth $1 an acre, but generally speaking it is one of the best counties in the State," and that the county is home to the town of Stockton, "the fourth largest city in the State." He describes the Hutch-Armstrong company as owning a number of fruit ranches in California. On letterhead of the United States Senate.

    mssHM 27953

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    Henry Uhrbroock letter to Mrs. James Clarke

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    Henry Uhrbroock introduces himself by letter to the wife of James Clarke, whom Uhrbroock describes as his partner. Uhrbroock writes that Mr. Clarke is currently unable to write to his wife, and hopes that she will accept this letter in his stead. He writes of both the atrocities and the beauty of California, and hopes to be able to report favorably regarding Mr. Clarke in the near future.

    mssHM 21250