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Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871, and George Washington Eayrs 1 document, articles of agreement to transfer land to Amos S. Tomkins


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    Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871, and George Washington Eayrs 1 document, articles of agreement to transfer land to Alexandro Guinchard

    Manuscripts

    Note: Signed by Abel Stearns, George Washington Eayrs, Leocadio Ortega, Alexandro Guinchard and Amos S. Tomkins

    HM 57199

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    Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871, and George Washington Eayrs 1 document, articles of agreement pertaining to use of land grant

    Manuscripts

    Note: Signed by Abel Stearns, George Washington Eayrs, Leocadio Ortega, Alexandro Guinchard and Amos S. Tomkins

    HM 57197

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    Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871 1 letter to Sherman Peck

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    Personal and business correspondence of Abel Stearns, chiefly letters addressed to him. Also included are several documents and receipts for merchandise.

    HM 57201

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    Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871 1 letter to Jose Maria de Echeandia

    Manuscripts

    Personal and business correspondence of Abel Stearns, chiefly letters addressed to him. Also included are several documents and receipts for merchandise.

    HM 57200

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    Tupper and Kimball (firm) to Abel Stearns

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    Location: Charleston, South Carolina. Note: Followed by copy of letter from Job Green to Abel Stearns, dated January 11, 1822

    HM 49058

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    Abel Stearns papers

    Manuscripts

    Professional and personal papers of Abel Stearns, including correspondence, business records, legal documents, and other manuscripts. The materials in the collection deal with life in California during the Mexican and early statehood periods, including the cattle industry, ranching, real estate, political and social life, and the gold discoveries in Southern California in 1842. Correspondents include Juan Bandini, Cave Johnson Couts, Tomas Eleuterio Estenaga, John Forster, Thomas Oliver Larkin, Perfecto Hugo Reid, Alfred Robinson, and others. Also included are diaries kept in 1879-1905 by Juan Bautista Bandini, son of Juan Bandini, who lived in the Santa Monica area. The collection also contains a group of papers accumulated by John Tracy Gaffey, third husband of Mrs. Abel Stearns. The Gaffey papers contain correspondence, including letters from Stephen Mallory White, papers relating to San Pedro, California and historical sketches. There are also papers related to María Victoria Bartoloméa Comecrabit Reid.

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