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John Bidwell letter to John Townsend
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John Bidwell letter to John Townsend
Manuscripts
Bidwell advises Townsend on how to acquire land once he becomes a citizen. Also includes hand-drawn map of area near Sacramento, CA, bordered by the American, Cosmunes, and Sacramento Rivers, and includes Nueva Helvecia and Rufus, Sheldon, and Leidesdorff Ranchos.
mssHM 31549
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John Bidwell petition to John Augustus Sutter
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This manuscript is a petition for land to John Augustus Sutter from John Bidwell, on behalf of John Townsend. In Spanish. Map mentioned is with HM 31549.
mssHM 35189
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John Bidwell letter to John Augustus Sutter
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In this letter, Bidwell is thanking Sutter for everything he has done for him since his arrival in California.
mssHM 68195
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William H. Edwards letter to Mr. Bidwell
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Letter from entomologist and naturalist William H. Edwards to a Mr. Bidwell of Brooklyn, written shortly after his arrival in Pará, Brazil in 1846. The letter gives an account of Edwards' journey to South America, the plants, birds, and animals there, as well as some of the region's geography including the Amazon River.
mssHM 83472
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Frederick Billings letter to John Townsend
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In this brief letter, Billings notifies Townsend that Townsend has been elected to the town council of San Francisco. Also signed by Samuel Fletcher.
mssHM 35191
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John Tyler, Gloucester Place, letter to Robert Tyler :
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Tyler sends advice on behavior to his sons Robert and John Jr. while students at the College of William & Mary; also mentions Robert's work on volume 1 of "the rebelllion."
mssHM 23115