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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Peter Hurd letters to Mrs. June S. Lewis
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Small group of letters includes 12 letters from Tom Logan to Maude Hurd and 1 letter from Hurd to Logan from 1884 through 1885. In Logan's letters, he describes events on the Southern Great Plains, including the dispatch of his company to help control the incursions of Euro-American settlers into lands within the Indian Territory (foreshadowing the land rushes of 1889 and 1893). They offer insight into his views of Indians and of the western landscape where he served. Additionally, they offer insights into the rituals and rhetoric of courtship. Logans' letters contain varied assertions and entreaties about the pace of his efforts, the sincerity of his feelings and the depth of his commitment. In Hurd's only letter to him, she closes the circle by her excoriation of him for having abandoned their correspondence. There is a transcript included with each letter.
mssHM 83806-83818
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In this diary, Clapsaddle writes daily entries while on his voyage from New York to San Francisco. In it. he talks about life on board the ship, seasickness, his asthma, three passengers dying on board, church services he attended and the meals he ate. He also gives the ship's position and course. He briefly mentions the ship's stops in Panama and Guatemala, the arrival in San Francisco and a job he obtained with the Evening telegram. With the diary is a typed biography of Clapsaddle, outline of his voyage, map of his voyage and typescript of the diary.
mssHM 75101
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Regarding arrangements to ship his horse Butcher Boy from the farm for use as a buggy horse. Written in pencil on an envelope.
mssHM 21685
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In this letter to a colleague, Peters is asking Perkins' opinion on a pauper case that was being heard in Tolland County. The pauper was a slave of a resident of Haddam, Connecticut. The man "became Free by enlisting in the Continental Army." The man was "hired" in Branford, but was counted to fill the Connecticut Line quota apportioned for his master's town, Haddam. Peters inquires whether or not the veteran could be considered a resident of Haddam. He also refers to a similar case involving Colonel Jonathan Welles, which was decided by the Assembly in May 1782. The letter was written from New London, Connecticut.
mssHM 82578
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Mr. Austin informs Mr. Lewis of his business, in which he trades groceries for cotton, and details thereof. He also tells of his family, and how his son has been named Lewis in Mr. Lewis' honor. Through these successes, Austin hopes he has fulfilled the promise made to Mr. Lewis.
mssHM 23164
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In this brief letter, Burnett requests Kewen's presence "at the Seat of Government, so soon as the term of the Supreme Court at San Francisco, to commence first of March next."
mssHM 30955