Manuscripts

Charles Enoch Huse collection

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Description: Includes a typewritten, carbon copy of the diary of Charles Enoch Huse (1850-1857), letters to and from William W. Huse, and a card file index.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1949-1953.
Call number: mssHM 43198 (1-11)
Creator: Huse, Charles Enoch (1825-1898)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of July 1973.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Enoch Poor His Book 1759 : A Journal From Newbury to Saint John's

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Journal that Enoch Poor kept during his military service, including his accounts of three expeditions upstream in July and September 1759, the negotiations with the Acadians who had surrendered at the fort following the fall of Quebec, and soldiers' discontent over their pay.

mssHM 610

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Enoch Root letters

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The letters are addressed to several of Root's friends and family members while he was traveling around Europe (1858-1859), mining in Colorado (1862), and in the Union Army at Sulphur Springs, and Pilot Knob, Missouri (1863). In the letters Root talks about his travels throughout Switzerland and France, and impending war in Europe, and his experience in the mining town of Laurette, CO, now known as Buckskin Joe, CO. In the letters before he joined the U.S. army, Root often conveys his feelings about slavery and the Civil War; in the two letters after he joined the army, he talks about his experience as a soldier, although his regiment had yet to see action

mssHM 63411-63427

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Charles Rowe diaries

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Three diaries kept by Charles Rowe when he was living and working in California, Nevada, and Missouri from 1852-1864. The first diary covers 1852-1853 and begins when Rowe had just arrived in San Francisco from New York. It primarily recalls his experiences at Mission San Jose, where he worked as a farmer for $60 a month. He also describes some events at the Mission, such as a "bullfight ...at which two Indians were killed" (May 2, 1852). The second diary, dated 1854-1855, continues with Rowe's work at Mission San Jose, as well as his farm work on Captain Beard's Ranch and the E.M. Knowles Ranch (both apparently near Santa Clara, California), and his mining at Dutch Flat, California, and in Nevada. The final diary, dated 1861-1864, was kept while he was living near Springfield and Sharon, Missouri, during the Civil War. Rowe writes about troops coming to town, but most of the entries focus on his daily activities. The diary was kept from 1861-1862, but also includes account notes from 1864.

mssHM 50575-50577

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Manitoba school question collection

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This collection deals with the legal case resulting from the Manitoba School Case, 1894; Sir Charles Fitzpatrick carried the appeal to the Privy Council. The case centered on whether or not each Canadian province should maintain the cost of separate Catholic schools. The collection includes Fitzpatrick's personal correspondence, printed reports, memorandum, copies of legislative bills, and pamphlets (HM 82894 (2-11)); there is also a separate large volume of clippings, bills, House of Commons Debates, etc. (1536 pages, HM 82894 (1)).

mssHM 82894 (1-11)

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Charles Plummer journal

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This journal is an account by Charles Plummer documenting his travels and gold mining experiences California, which took place in 1850-1851. The majority of the volume concerns the trip, which lasted from 1850, May 2 to 1851, October 1. While Plummer was digging outside Stockton, there were several instances of theft and murder in the town and the surrounding mining claims. He describes digging for gold as "very poor business." Bound leather volume. Journal entries begin in 1842; most of the early entries are financial notes, such as bills paid.

mssHM 2017

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Charles Willson Peale diary

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Diary kept by artist Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) which documents his service in the Pennsylvania militia during George Washington's retreat through the Jerseys, December 4, 1776 to January 20, 1777; the diary includes the battles of Trenton on December. 25, 1776 and Princeton on January 3, 1777.

mssHM 974

Charles Enoch Huse collection

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