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George C. Perkins letter to William Logue
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George C. (George Clement) Perkins letter to Lawrence F. Bower
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Perkins apologizes for the delay in addressing Mr. Bower's request, but he has been "greatly pressed with business by reason of the long sessions of the Senate." He hopes that Mr. Bower will accept the enclosed photograph. No photograph is included.
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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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Albion C. Sweetser letter to Alvah Littlefield and A. Blood
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Mr. Sweetser writes to his business partners that he has heard nothing from them, and that he is working hard digging. He advises against sending goods to Sacramento to sell because of fluctuations in the market. Of the city itself, he writes "one year ago, this place was a wilderness and now it is liberally covered with buildings from 1 to 2 stories high." He hopes to be involved with the building of a new church in Sacramento.
mssHM 4165
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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.
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William Porter letter to J. M. Blackerby
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Porter writes to Blackerby about the surveying of territorial roads in Oregon, and advises him on where to send the two plots Porter has made. One should be sent to Benjamin F. Harding, Secretary of the Oregon Territory, and the other to the county auditor. Porter is unsure if the Secretary requires one, but he figures "it will do no harm to make such return."
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George P. Becker letter to William S. Becker
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In this letter to his brother William, George Becker gives a description of San Francisco and of his experiences since arriving. Of the city, he writes, "I do not like the place; never did, in preference to any other, and hope one of these days to be able to leave it." He calls California a place of "madness", saying that "it seems there are more cases of lunacy in this state than any two large states of the atlantic seaboard."
mssHM 16391