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    Edwin W. Field Correspondence

    Manuscripts

    Collection of letters from various artists, mostly addressed to Edwin Wilkins Field, with some addressed to his son Walter Field who was also an artist. A few of the letters concern Field's efforts to pass some kind of measure ensuring artistic copyright. Most of the letters are from members of either the Royal Academy or the Old Water-Colour Society. Among the correspondents are: 2 letters from George Cruikshank. HM 42895 & 42896 1 letter from Sir John Everett Millais. HM 42922 3 letters from Samuel Cousins. HM 42890-42891

    mssHM 42884-42939

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    Correspondence and writings

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence by and to Eugene Field (1850-1895). The manuscripts are mostly autograph copies of Field's own poems. The collection also contains 33 letters from Eugene Field to his wife, Julia Sutherland Comstock Field (b. 1857). These letters date from both before and after their marriage in 1873, and many are from Eugene Field's trip to Europe in 1873. The collection also contains letters written to Eugene Field, including one letter from Edward David Cowen, one from Hildegarde Hawthorne, and two letters from Washington Irving Way. There is also one letter in the collection from Eugene Field to Julian Hawthorne.

    mssField

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    Correspondence and scrapbook albums

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence by and to Eugene Field (1850-1895). The manuscripts are mostly autograph copies of Field's own poems. The collection also contains 33 letters from Eugene Field to his wife, Julia Sutherland Comstock Field (b. 1857). These letters date from both before and after their marriage in 1873, and many are from Eugene Field's trip to Europe in 1873. The collection also contains letters written to Eugene Field, including one letter from Edward David Cowen, one from Hildegarde Hawthorne, and two letters from Washington Irving Way. There is also one letter in the collection from Eugene Field to Julian Hawthorne.

    mssField

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    French interests in Mexico: master thesis

    Manuscripts

    This thesis deals with France's attempts to establish an empire in Mexico throughout the 19th century. The manuscript contains an index, introduction, bibliography and several maps throughout as illustrations. Also included are photostat copies of four pages from the publication The plains Indians and New Mexico, 1751-1778 by Alfred B. Thomas (copies from the Bancroft Library).

    mssHM 78344

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    Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson) Field receipts to Charles Covilland

    Manuscripts

    These two manuscripts are receipts written by Stephen J. Field acknowledging payment received from Charles Covilland. The first receipt (HM 43202) is dated 1856, May 23, and is payment for Field's legal expertise related to property owned by Covilland. The second (HM 43203, dated 1857, April 25) is a bill to Covilland for Field's legal services and clerking fees.

    mssHM 43202-43203

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    Edwin W. Clarke correspondence

    Manuscripts

    Letters received by Edwin W. Clarke. Correspondents include: Dr. W. A. Clarke of Whitesboro, N.Y.; James Caleb Jackson, Starr Clark, Abel Brown, and Silas W. Brewster. The letters discuss meetings of various abolitionist societies in New York; the operations of the Underground Railroad, the Liberty Party, abolitionist press, etc.

    mssHM 27155-27170