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William Heath Davis papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists of 634 items, from 1843 to 1906; it includes manuscripts, letters, documents, receipts and newspaper clippings related to the life and business activities of William Heath Davis. Subject matter includes shipping and commerce in California before and after the Gold Rush; business firms in San Francisco and Honolulu; and land titles, with particular emphasis on Rancho San Leandro. The collection also includes manuscripts and source materials relating to Davis's memoirs. Additionally, there are items related to California and San Francisco history; various California pioneers; mining; shipping; land titles commerce; and the social manners and customs of early California residents.
mssDA
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William A. Brown papers
Manuscripts
Collection includes correspondence by the Brown family from 1849 to 1855. In the letters, William A. Brown discusses his trip to San Francisco via Panama, his brief mining experiences, and the establishment of his mail and express service. The collection also includes some business papers.
mssHM 26407-26462
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William A. Brown papers
Manuscripts
Collection includes correspondence by the Brown family from 1849 to 1855. In the letters, William A. Brown discusses his trip to San Francisco via Panama, his brief mining experiences, and the establishment of his mail and express service. The collection also includes some business papers.
mssHM 26407-26462
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Petition to Marquis de Villagarcía, Viceroy of Peru
Manuscripts
Two-page request written by Luis Godin (1704-1760) to José Antonio de Mendoza, Marquis de Villagarcia (1666?-1745) , Viceroy of Peru, concerning confirmation of the terms of Godin's employment as a professor of mathematics and cosmology, and seven pages of supporting documentation. The document notes that this position had become available upon the death of its prior holder, Pedro de Peralta (1663-1743). Pages include signatures and marginalia.
mssHM 81071
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William S. Mellen papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters, telegrams and newspaper clippings related to the Johnstown Flood. The telegrams and letters concern the fate of the Mellens and subsequent congratulations from friends on their escape. A large collection of newspaper clippings gives further details of the flood and its aftermath
mssHM 48947-48962
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Martin, Theodore, Sir, 1816-1909. 1 letter to Edward Smyth Pigott, 1824-1895, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1874, July 29), Buxton (Derbys., Eng.)
Manuscripts
This collection contains a small number of manuscripts, documents, photographs and ephemera; the majority of the collection consists of Pigott's personal and professional correspondence, both from his work as a journalist and as the Examiner of Plays. The majority of the correspondence is addressed to Pigott but there is also a significant group of letters addressed to his nephew, Henry Drummond Smyth Pigott. In 1873, Edward Pigott was put forward as a candidate for the position of Secretary for the Royal Academy; ultimately, he was not elected to the position but there are a large number of testimonial letters by people in the art, academic and political fields, supporting Pigott's candidacy. The personal letters include discussions of the leading topics, politicians, and celebrities of the day; the professional letters mainly deal with stories to be published in Pigott's newspapers and the workings and people of the Victorian theatre, including letters about plays which, for some reason, were not accepted for performance. Notable correspondents include: Wilkie Collins, Francis George Seymour (Marquess of Hertford), Richard Monckton Milnes (Baron Houghton), Henry Du Pré Labouchere, Theodore Martin, John Everett Millais, Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane, Goldwin Smith and Edmund Hodgson Yates.
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