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James Neill Northe letter to Benjamin Franklin Field
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Benjamin M. Read letter to Walter Douglas
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In this signed typewritten letter on Benjamin Read's professional letterhead, he thanks Walter Douglas for his prompt response to his letter and thanks him for his assistance, adding that he will give him credit in the next edition of the Illustrated History of New Mexico. Read also says that he would like to call on Douglas in the near future to examine the documents he has. He further requests additional information on the Gerónimo de Rivera Rendón bigamy case of 1603 along with Douglas's own credentials and citations. He closes by writing that he is send Douglas a copy of his large History of New Mexico by tomorrow's express.
mssHM 31542
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Godfrey Copley letter to Ralph Thorseby
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In this letter, Sir Godfrey Davies tells Ralph Thorseby about some newly acquired antiquities he plans to bring to the next meeting of the Royal Society. He also thanks him for giving him an account of a "fruitful woman."
mssHM 80841
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Mackesy, Piers. 1 letter (1942) to Cook, ?, Picton, England
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The letter from the son of Dorothy and P.J. Mackesy is to his grandfather. He tells him of the academic award he received and also mentions the school will be starting some training of the young men for future war-related service.
mssAdams
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James Allen Hardie letter to Joseph Libbey Folsom
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This letter discusses various business and property dealings, apparently located in California. Hardie hopes Folsom will be interested in purchasing his San Francisco lots, and refers him to an enclosed letter to Peter Warren Van Winkle for further details.
mssHM 19072
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James Glaisher letter to "My Dear Sir,"
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In this letter to an unknown addressee, Glaisher is discussing the Sun's declination throughout the year. The letter was written from him home in Blackheath, London.
mssHM 76711
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Robert Van Carr letter to James Horsburgh
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In this letter, written to James Horsburgh of Sunset magazine, Carr describes his current writing project: a series of volumes about California for tourists and people moving to the state. Carr is looking for a publisher for these books. Accompanying the letter is a dummy of the first book Carr wrote entitled The Los Angeles book. Only the first chapter is printed (the rest of the book is made up of blank pages). The book was never published.
mssHM 68242-68243