Manuscripts

Crosby family papers

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Description: Papers relating to Nathan Crosby, William Crosby, Josiah Crosby and other family members, primarily in Massachusetts.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1732-1838.
Call number: mssHM 32059-32067
Creator: Crosby (Family)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of December 1970.
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Elisha Oscar Crosby letter to J. Wilcoxson

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This letter refers to the land-grant litigation taking place in California during the late 1850s. Crosby refers to John A. Sutter, Henry Wager Halleck, and John Bidwell in his letter.

mssHM 60664

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Leigh family papers

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The collections consists of 53 letters, poems and other manuscripts written by various members of the Leigh family and other people in their circle. The letters are mainly concerned with the intimate, mundane, playful and tragic aspects of family life from the early modern period until the middle of the 19th century. There is also a small number of poems, written by or copied out by family members, a Hymn, a speech, and a travel account. The collection also contains the 19th century volume, titled in gild on spine "Original Family Papers &c. Vol. 1. MSS." Letters and other material purchased by the Huntington Library Collectors' Council have been removed from the volume by the Huntington Library Conservation Department. An unknown number of letters were removed from the volume prior to the Huntington Library purchase.

mssHM 81608-81660

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Elisha Oscar Crosby letter to Hiram T. Graves

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Crosby contests his suspension from the Knights Templar for "non payment of dues." He states that he "handed the full amount of fees for initiation, to one of the Sir Knights who attended my preparation and initiation." He defends himself by explaining his financial situation at the time and currently, and by listing his various political contributions in California during his career. He relates that he had to end his political career due to problems with his vision. He hopes that he has provided a sufficient case for reinstatement, and would like to remain in good graces in case his son becomes a Knight Templar one day.

mssHM 21251

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Hurlbert Family Papers

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The collection is chiefly made up of correspondence written by various members of the Hurlbert and Chenowith families to Andrew J. Hurlbert, his wife Mary Chenowith Hurlbert, and their daughter Ida May Hurlbert; there is one letter by Mary Hurlbert and five by Andrew J. Hurlbert. The Hurlbert family lived in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire; their letters deal with family matters and their day-to-day activities. The Chenowith family lived throughout the American southwest including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Texas; their letters deal with farm life, descriptions of the Southwest, financial problems, family matters, fears of Indian attacks, the movements of Victorio and the Mimbreño Indians, murders in town, mining in New Mexico, and a shoot-out over a ranch property where a bullet grazed the head of Rachel Chenowith (Mary Hurlbert's mother). There are also 24 pieces of ephemera including receipts, miscellaneous envelopes, invitations, and miscellaneous notes.

mssHM 65102-65241

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William Henry Pettee papers

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The collection consists primarily of letters, some of which were written by William Henry Pettee from California (Yuba and Feather River areas and San Francisco, 1870-71), from Colorado (South Park Topographical Expedition, 1869), and from Freiberg while studying at the Royal Academy of Mining (1865-68). The main subjects are the California State Geological Survey; Josiah Dwight Whitney; Colorado; and Freiberg.A significant portion of the collection consists of correspondence addressed to Josiah Dwight Whitney from various persons (520 letters, including those from William Henry Pettee to Whitney).Correspondents represented in the collection include: William Henry Brewer, William More Gabb, Wendell Phillips Garrison, Watson Andrews Goodyear, Leo Lesquereux, Josiah Dwight Whitney, and William Dwight Whitney.The collection also contains some photographs of William Henry Pettee and other members of the Pettee family, members of the California State Geological Survey, and images of Europe during the years Pettee was studying in Freiberg.The collection falls into four main groupings: Notable individuals represented by 4 or more letters include William Henry Brewer, William More Gabb, Wendell Phillips Garrison, Watson Andrews Goodyear, Leo Lesquereux, Josiah Dwight Whitney, and William Dwight Whitney.

mssPettee papers

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Shorey family papers

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The Shorey family correspondence consists primarily of letters to and from Louisa Dunham Shorey, of Belfast, Maine and her children, dating from 1873-1905. The letters document a close-knit family who kept in touch across the continent, with numerous letters exchanged between Maine and various locations in Montana and Saugatuck, Michigan. The letters from her sons in Montana relate the difficulties of life on the booming Montana frontier, with details of sheep farming, wild weather, the high cost of goods, and farming on the plains. Raymond's wife, Carrie, provides a more family-centric glimpse of the hardships faced out in the Montana territory. The letters written closer to home by residents of Maine and Massachusetts frequently mention the spiritualism movement, especially among Shorey's female acquaintances. Included are references to Temple Heights, a spiritualist summer camp on Penobscot Bay, Maine, and correspondence from the American College of Sciences in Philadelphia, acknowledging Shorey's order for a course of instruction on personal magnetism and hypnotism. Other correspondents include Shorey's sister, grandchildren, and various other family members. Included in the collection are financial records, manuscripts, and printed ephemera.

mssShorey

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