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Description: A volume of autograph letters and printed engravings. The volume includes 21 letters by De Staël and one letter by her father, Jaques Necker; the volume also includes 20 black and white engravings of De Staël and one of her father. Some of the letters have sustained insect damage before being placed in the volume which has resulted in some loss of text.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1784-1816.
Call number: mssHM 2791-2812
Creator: Staël (1766-1817)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from William K. Bixby sale, 1918.
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Letters and Poems

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A volume of autograph, signed letters and poems by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Included are the poems "When I am Dead," "With Three Flowers," and "Kismet." The volume also includes two letters by Aldrich, two black and white engravings, and a printed picture of Aldrich.

mssHM 13126-13130

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Bibliothecae regiae in palatio D Iacobi codd. tam mss. quam impress. catalogus : manuscript

Manuscripts

This is apparently the original catalogue of King Charles I and King Charles II's printed books and manuscripts in the library at St. James's Palace; the volume also formerly owned by Colonel Lovelace in the 17th century. The volume is bound in red morocco leather; at each corner of the central panel and on the back are crowns with the letters C.C. intertwined. There are additional blank pages at the beginning and end of the volume, with some minimal insect damage; with modern autograph notes in pencil on the first page.

mssHM 180

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Spanish document on the duties on imports and exports

Manuscripts

This manuscript is a collection of documents and transcriptions of receipts of proceeds from taxes and duties on imports and exports, collected by the Spanish government, in New Spain (Mexico), from 1560 to 1570. Someone named "de Cardenas," who is the "fiscal de Su majestad" (loosely translated as lawyer for the crown) is mentioned on the cover. The cover is loose. The manuscript has paper repairs and insect damage with some loss of text.

mssHM 83977

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Baltasar de Mansilla letter to the Duchess de Aveiro y Arcos

Manuscripts

Father Baltasar de Mansilla writes to the Duchess de Aveiro, giving news of California and of Father Eusebio Kino.

mssHM 22489

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Charles Owens and R. Braddock letter to W. Parker Lyon

Manuscripts

Letter from Charles Owens and R. Braddock to W. Parker Lyon discussing a donation to the Pony Express Museum. The donation was evidence of a denouncement or mining claim of Ignacio Soto and James W. Wakes in Santa Clara County. The claim resulted in some quicksilver production. Includes a translation of the denouncement.

mssHM 70168

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V. A. VanCosen letter to brother and friends

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In this letter to his "Dear Brother, and Friends," V. A. VanCosen is reflective upon his time out West, and recounts a critical incident in the history of the city of San Francisco, the assassination of activist journalist James King of William. The killing incited tumult in the city and ultimately resulted in the formation of the second San Francisco Vigilance Committee.

mssHM 83422

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