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Alexander H. Sibley correspondence
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Henry Hastings Sibley Letter to G. Rand
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In this letter, Sibley gives a short summary of his career in politics and the US Army including his appointment by "President Lincoln." It is written on letterhead for the "Larkin House" in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
mssHM 79167
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Nicholas Augustus Den letter to Alexander H. Sibley
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In this letter, Nicholas Den grants power of attorney to Alexander Sibley. Witnessed and signed by William Smyth and N. Rawson.
mssHM 26197
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Edward H. Miller papers
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Although the majority of the letters were written by Edward H. Miller to his sister Sally, other addressees include his sister Ellen and his parents. There are also a few letters by his brothers Elisha and David. Miller's letters describe in detail his voyage to California on board the ship Pacific; his attempt at mining and the hardships involved; conditions in California mining camps; life in Sacramento and San Francisco; his business with Mark Hopkins; damage done by fires and floods; vigilance activities in Sacramento; and his opinion about the Civil War, abolitionists, and slavery. Also included with the correspondence is a short manuscript account of Miller's voyage to California on board the ship Pacific, presumably written by Miller, and an obituary for Miller written by an unknown author.
mssHM 67920-67957
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Statement concerning letter of Wabasha and Taopi to Henry Hastings Sibley
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Regarding the letter from Wabasha to General Sibley, Good Thunder wishes to add that Wabasha wishes to "be among the whites and live like a white man."
mssHM 29234
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Upson family correspondence
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The majority of these letters deal with the Upson family's mining and business interests in California and Montana; life in Sterling, Montana, and Sacramento and San Francisco, California; and the settlement of the estate of Gad Ely Upson after his death in 1866. There is one letter by James Upson written in Panama while on his voyage to California onboard the ship Falcon. There is also one letter written by Hiram D. Upham, Deputy Agent for the Blackfeet Indians. The originals of these letters are in the Upson Family Papers at Yale University Library.
mssHM 68204-68214
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D. P. McHarg correspondence
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The majority of the letters are written by D. P. McHarg to his mother. McHarg's first letter was written while he was on his voyage to California aboard the ship Grecian. In his letters from California, he discusses the conditions in the gold camps, the gold miners with whom he does business, the financial crisis of 1855 and the failing of the Adams Express Company, as well as his opinions about slavery and the Civil War. There are five letters written by McHarg to his wife Fannie while he was in New York City in 1873; in these letters he discusses the stock market crash of 1873. There is one letter by New York Senator Elihu Root to McHarg's wife Fannie.
mssHM 66623-66656