Manuscripts
Charles William Watts papers, (bulk 1897-1900)
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Charles William Paterson Papers
Manuscripts
The twin cores of this small collection consist of (1) six letters from Captain Paterson to his uncle Charles William Tonyn (d. 1805, rector of Radnage in Buckinghamshire) and to his grandmother, written chiefly from the Mediterranean in 1793-1794, mentioning in passing the French Royalist uprising at Toulon in November 1793, Sir william Sidney Smith's attack on the French naval fleet and arsenal in the Inner Harbor at Toulon, and Paterson's own concerns for his family, patronage, and promotion, and (2) the Navy Board's various letters to Paterson concerning the personnel, supplies, and refitting of the ship Admiral de Vries at Chatham Yard in 1798. Other than a brief testimonial and a list of his promotions, there is virtually nothing about Paterson's earlier service in North America or his activities during the remainder of the Napoleonic Wars.
mssHM 76748-76787
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William D. Gutman letters to Charles Scott
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These letters document William D. Gutman's failed efforts, in Pittsburgh, Chicago and Portland, Oregon, to profit from the business of organizing and equipping parties of gold seekers to travel from the United States to the Klondike region of Canada's Northwest Territories. The letters are written to his friend Charles Scott of Woodburn, Oregon. Six of the seven letters were written in January 1898.
mssHM 83843-83849
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Stephen Watts Kearny proclamation to the inhabitants of New Mexico :
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Facsimile copy of Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny proclamation to the inhabitants of New Mexico that it had been taken by the United States and they should lay down their arms, August 22, 1846.
mssHM 84371
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George E. Pilz correspondence, (bulk 1882-1898)
Manuscripts
This small group consists of the letters George E. Pilz to James Jerome Smith, who employed Pilz to secure profitable mining claims in Alaska and the Yukon Territory. These letters contain descriptions of Pilz's work as well as descriptions of the conditions under which he lived in Juneau, Alaska and Dawson, Yukon. Additionally there is the prospectus of the Harrisburg Consolidated Mill and Mining Company of Alaska (HM 66217)
mssHM 66195-66218
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Maria F. Watts letter to "Mrs. Foster,"
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Maria Watts thanks the otherwise unidentified Mrs. Foster for her visit, and offers advice for her possible move to the California town of Oakland, including details concerning the purchase of property. She advises Mrs. Foster not to delay, for she believes the price of land will increase sharply in the very near future.
mssHM 31265
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William Sullivan papers, (bulk 1796-1812)
Manuscripts
A collection of 74 items from 1795 to 1822, which consists of personal, political, and legal correspondence of William Sullivan; the collection consists entirely of retained copies of his letters. The largest group comprises letters dealing with Sullivan's early legal career from 1796 to 1798, including his involvement in collecting bad debts for General Henry Lee. Also included are letters written by Sullivan to his family during his journey to Philadelphia and Virginia in 1796. The letters dating from 1811 to 1812 contain political correspondence and deal chiefly with the foreign policy and the Federalist strategies for the impending Presidential election.
mssHM 48660-48732