Manuscripts

Henry White papers

Description: The collection consists of six issues of Henry White's handwritten and illustrated newspaper, The Lichfield Monthly Gazette; or Newton Intelligencer (1804 to 1808). There are also 34 letters from Henry White to his friend, Elizabeth Parker of Newton Hall, Chester, England. The letters discuss White's personal activities and interests including book collecting, and life in Lichfield, England.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1803-1808
Call number: mssHM 38279-38318
Creator: White, Henry (1761-1836)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby's, lot 477, March 1972.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Parker, Elizabeth, (approximately 1742-1808,)
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Henry White papers

Manuscripts

The collection consists of six issues of Henry White's handwritten and illustrated newspaper, The Lichfield Monthly Gazette; or Newton Intelligencer (1804 to 1808). There are also 34 letters from Henry White to his friend, Elizabeth Parker of Newton Hall, Chester, England. The letters discuss White's personal activities and interests including book collecting, and life in Lichfield, England.

mssHM 38279-38318

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Daniel C. White diaries

Manuscripts

Three diaries kept by Daniel C. White between 1854 and 1864. The first diary, dated 1854-1858, traces White's overland journey from Indiana to California with his friend William V. Rinehart. It includes descriptions of Pawnee and Sioux Indians, crossing the Platte River, and passing by Chimney Rock, Laramie Peak, Devils Gate, and Salt Lake City. It also records White's time mining in and around Sacramento and Marysville, California, and includes some accounting notes, various poetry or song lyrics, and a description of a "hell of a flogging" that White gave to a "Chinaman" who he caught stealing. The second diary is dated 1858-1859, and records White's travels and mining experiences between Sucker Creek, Oregon, and Crescent City, California, as well as some poems and notes. The final diary, dated August-October, 1864, was kept while White was serving with the Union Army in Georgia during the Civil War. It begins while he was near the Chattahoochee River , and he also spends a great deal of time near Owl Rock Church. The diary describes various military engagements and movements, including those near Atlanta. The diary ends when White had apparently been discharged and was near Louisville.

mssHM 50564-50566

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Samuel White accounts

Manuscripts

Accounts of sales, receipts, and credit that Samuel White kept from Aug. 8, 1783 to Feb. 3, 1784. The sales records include the names of White's customers, (including Paul Revere and John Hancock), goods and prices. Also includes records of shipments and deliveries to the Bell, Success, and Hawk as well to the Live Oak, Enderby, and other merchant ships and "for the use of Hancock's warf." Also includes records of legal expenses of lawsuits involving the Bell. The manuscript opens with the "Inventory of the Effects in the possession of Samuel White. Received by ship Bell Capt. Robt. Birrell."

mssHM 53112

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William Henry Pratt papers

Manuscripts

Collection consists of material relating to William Henry Pratt's activities in California. Items include a certificate for Pratt's appointment as Surveyor General of California signed by Benjamin Harrison, 1890 March 4 (HM 73028); a certificate for his appointment as Collector of Customs for Humboldt County signed by Chester A. Arthur, 1883 December 26 (HM 73026); a typescript letter signed congratulating Pratt from then-Governor of Ohio William McKinley, 1893 November 13 (HM 73029); a letter addressed to "Lyman" in which Pratt writes of the ships Corona and Pomona, and a postcard of a ship at Fort Ross sent to Pratt by "Walter." Also included is a certificate appointing Jared Turner Deputy Postmaster of Georgetown, California, signed by President James Buchanan, dated 1857 August 14 (HM 73027).

mssHM 73026-73031

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William Henry Pratt papers

Manuscripts

mssHM 73026-73031

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Bohemian Club Photographic Exhibit prints by White

Visual Materials

Photographs of people and scenery from White's travels, mounted and signed. The backs have labels for the Bohemian Club Photographic Exhibit, 1936 (11 prints), and 1937 (6 prints).

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