Manuscripts
William Walter Phelps papers, (bulk 1876-1893)
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Francis Phelps letter to Almon Phelps
Manuscripts
Letter from Francis Phelps in Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, to his cousin Almon Phelps in East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut. In the letter, Phelps writes that although "money is somewhat scarce," it is "a general time of health here." He responds to Almon's intimations that he might soon travel to the "Great West," noting that "people here have the same notion" but that he does not know whether "the country is good." Phelps predicts that Chicago is "to be the great theatre of the far West" and observes that "steam boats are daily conveying hundreds and thousands to the Promised Land." He notes that not many residents of Waterford have decided to emigrate, but that there has been a rush on purchasing local property by "emigrants" from Erie County, New York. Phelps writes of the effects emigration has had on the prices of local goods, and also notes that agriculture in the area is particularly promising.
mssHM 78057
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Legal proceedings of William W. Phelps vs. Richard Simpson, et al
Manuscripts
Legal documents pertaining to a case brought by William W. Phelps against Missouri residents in Jackson County. The accusations stemmed from the 1833 destruction of Phelps' printing studio by an anti-Mormon mob.
mssHM 25796
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John Henry Hobart Peshine papers, (bulk 1893-1897)
Manuscripts
A collection of 850 items from 1849 to 1903; the collection chiefly contains drafts of his dispatches to the Department of State sent during his tenure as U.S. military attacȟ in Madrid, Spain. Also included are reports on the Spanish military and diplomatic establishment, information about the Spanish forces in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The collection also contains a small amount of biographical material, family correspondence, and California land papers relating to the affairs of Peshine's father-in-law, Dr. James L. Ord.
mssPeshine
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Gov. Slade's reply to Senator Phelps' appeal
Rare Books
Reply to Mr. Phelps' Appeal to the people of Vermont, in vindication of himself, against the charges made against him upon the occasion of his re-election to the Senate of the United States ... Middlebury, 1845
188724
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George R. Taylor letter to John S. Phelps
Manuscripts
Handwritten letter by George R. Taylor to Missouri Congressman John S. Phelps, conveying news of the financial challenges facing the Southwest Branch of the Pacific Railroad (later known as the Southwest Pacific Railroad) and the reorganization necessitated by its difficulties. Presumably written in St. Louis, Missouri.
mssHM 83487
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John B. Fay and H. B. Tuttle letters to Dr. Guy Phelps
Manuscripts
These two letters, both dated 1850, February 20, are addressed to Dr. Guy Phelps, the founder of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
mssHM 82386-82387