Manuscripts

Jacob Deeth telegram to Leland Stanford

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Description: Deeth reports of the election of the Grand Marshall of the Pacific Railroad, and the impending celebration "when the last rail is laid." Printed form, filled in.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1869, May 3.
Call number: mssHM 47836
Creator: Deeth, Jacob(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Neil K. Dietrich, 1981, February 2.
Dimensions: 14 cm :
Associated people: Stanford, Leland, (1824-1893,)

Charles Crocker telegram to Leland Stanford

Manuscripts

Crocker reports that the telegram he sent to Stanford previously can now be dismissed as "wholly false," and the Union Pacific is "driving the work as hard as ever." Printed form, filled in.

mssHM 47835

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Collis Potter Huntington telegram to Leland Stanford

Manuscripts

Collis Huntington reports that he will not issue a new bill until new construction equipment has been supplied. Printed form, filled in. Also included is a photocopy of the original.

mssHM 47839

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Mark Hopkins telegrams to Leland Stanford

Manuscripts

In HM 47837, Hopkins reports that "Charley," allegedly Charles Crocker, is on his way to Sacramento, and Stanford should route future messages accordingly. HM 47838 states: "West is at end of track waiting your reply answer." Dated 1869, April 6 and April 10. Printed forms, filled in.

mssHM 47837-47838

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Jacob P. Leese letter to Charles Debrille Poston

Manuscripts

Leese writes concerning details of the legal matter "laid before the Mexican Minister" and of his involvement. Leese appears to be forming a company, and decides to grant Poston power of attorney. Typescript of original. Also included are photocopied pages from a pamphlet with a brief biography of Leese.

mssHM 46542

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[Unknown author]. Duplicate Prescription Form for Medical Liquor

Manuscripts

(1 p.) Printed form, filled in. Form issued under the authority of the National Prohibition Act for a patient living in Pennsylvania. Originally laid into RB 649507, "Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences," v. 4.

HM 83526

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John Jacob Astor letter to Ogden Hoffman

Manuscripts

Astor writes of the removal of John Charles Frémont from his post in the California. He also tells Hoffman: "Since we parted on the steamboat dock a year ago last July, what strange times have come upon us, it sometimes seems to me like a dream," and gives updates on friends and family.

mssHM 19012

Jacob Deeth telegram to Leland Stanford

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