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San Marino, CA 91108
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Chauncey Taylor letter to Mr. and Mrs. Zalmon Sanford, in the Caribbean Sea
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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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This diary contains daily descriptions of an ocean voyage on the barque Auckland, which left Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 12, 1854 and arrived in San Francisco, CA, on May 7th of the same year. The author daily describes the ship's position and the wind conditions but the poor condition of the food on board the ship and subsequent fighting on the ship dominates many of the author's entries. There are also descriptions of stops in Tahiti, the Hawaiian Islands and Sydney, Australia
mssHM 60318
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In this letter to Mr. Prang written on letterhead of the Mayor's Office, City and County of San Francisco, Taylor thanks Prang for his kind birthday letter. He thinks the mayoral election on November 5, 1907 will go well, as he believes that the people seem to be for him while all the politicians are not. Taylor asks Prang to remember him to his wife and says that he is sending a copy of his selected poems that were published on the anniversary of the fire.
mssHM 29265
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Letter from Dr. Morse K. Taylor to his colleague Dr. Ira Bartholomew, in which Taylor seeks to establish his claim over Dr. Jacob Da Costa as the physician who first described a condition of "heart diseases in the military service" (later called "military heart" or Da Costa's Syndrome). Taylor describes his service as a field surgeon during the Civil War, noting that his "investigation" into heart diseases began "in the field" at Cornith, Mississippi, in May 1862. In August of that year he was transferred to the general hospital at Keokuk, Iowa, and he describes furthering his research and quotes the number of admissions, deaths, and autopsies during his time at the hospital. He goes on to outline how his further research has verified his earlier conclusions, and that it is a "great satisfaction" to him that other surgeons had subsequently come to similar conclusions. Regarding Da Costa, Taylor writes that he had altered his views to be more in line with Taylor's in an 1871 article, and Taylor concludes that there was "now but little difference between us - no more...than might be expected to arise from different standpoints, civil and military." Taylor concludes by saying he is writing an article on "Heart Strain in the Military Service" for Wood's Reference Handbook. In a postscript, Taylor clarifies that he does not intend to "antagonize" Da Costa, conceding that "we were working simultaneously in the same direction unknown to each other." But he is firm in noting that "I do claim precedence" for having described the condition, and cites various correspondence and published papers to support his claim. The letter also mentions doctors by the names of Keeney, Woodward, Seitz, Myers, and Franzel.
mssHM 80479
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In this letter, Taylor is requesting a furlough for Private L. Fitzgerald of his company. Accompanying the letter is an 1897 issue of The east Texas pinery, which contains an article about the 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment, Byron Ludwell Taylor, Captain J. M. Crosson, and the battles of Glorieta and Valverde, New Mexico. Also with the letter is a fragment of an additional letter by Taylor.
mssHM 68415
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The journal, which contains 57 pages, covers the entire voyage from Bangor to San Francisco. It includes descriptions of the weather, ocean conditions, and other ships the Cantero encountered along the passage. Marston describes his stays at Santa Catarina Island (Brazil) and Valparìso (Chile), including details about the people he met, the food he ate and the churches and places he visited. The journal contains two songs, written by a passenger on board, about going to California in search of gold. The certificate for Marston's membership in the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance measures 51 x 38 cm.
mssHM 56797, HM 63329
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Cheney's reminiscence covers his voyage to California on the ship Pacific, his arrival in San Francisco August 6, 1849, and his time living in California until he left for Australia in February 1853. Cheney discusses the weather conditions during his voyage and some of the events that took place on board, including the removal of the ship's captain while in Rio de Janeiro; he also discusses his visit to Callao, Peru. Of his time in California, Cheney remembers his attempts at mining and at some other ventures such as selling lumber. He gives detailed descriptions of his time in San Francisco, Coloma, and Sacramento, California, and in the mining towns Bidwell Bar and Antoine Canyon
mssHM 63644