Manuscripts

Samuel W. Messerne letter

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Description: In the letter, which is written from the mining town of Murderer's Bar and addressed to "Theodore," Messerne advises his friend not to come up to the Northern California mines unless he can find himself a good business partner; he also requests that he bring "some sulphur and cream of tarter."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1850, July 8.
Call number: mssHM 63814
Creator: Messerne, Samuel W(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from W. P. Hammon, December 17, 1965.
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G. W. Buckmore letter to George Gaulet

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In this letter, Buckmore talks a lot about the climate of California, his business, gold mining, crime in San Francisco, the deaths of some of his friends, and the lumber trade in California and Oregon. He also advises his friend to urge people to not come to California unless they have the means to survive.

mssHM 75095

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Glenn W. Herrick letter to Anna C. Stryke

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In this letter, Glenn Herrick describes a trip to California and apologizes for not making it to Miss Stryke's home in Pasadena. He goes on to document a visit to Redondo Beach and Rose Hill in Southern California. He and his wife then traveled by train to San Jose. They traveled to Palo Alto to see Stanford University and had a chance meeting with David Starr Jordan with whom during a half hour chat "couldn't get away from his peace ideas." He entreats Miss Stryke to see the University and compares it with Cornell. They travel to San Francisco and find luxuriously apartments on Nob Hill only a block away from Leland Stanford's former residence. Mr. Herrick and his wife find San Francisco more interesting than Los Angeles, but much colder. He advises that when Miss Stryke visits San Francisco that she look for rooms West of Market Street. In closing, he apologizes for missing the visit in Pasadena.

mssHM 47535

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George C. Perkins letter to William Logue

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Perkins is ready to accept Logue's proposal "without any more talk" and hopes he "will be more prosperous in the years to come" for his "perseverance deserves to be rewarded." All Logue must do is pay the $500 principal, which Perkins advises him to do.

mssHM 27992

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Rufus W. Griswold letter from unknown author

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In this letter, the unknown author, who is in Wilmington, Delaware, is expecting Griswold to come and visit him the next day or he will be "exceedingly disappointed." The last name of the author of the letter may be "Fanrier." The signature is difficult to read.

mssHM 79065

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A. W. Von Schmidt letter to Julius Von Schmidt

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In this letter to his brother, A. W. Von Schmidt writes of business matters, and hopes that Julius and his wife will come soon to visit. He also writes that a woman named Fanny, who is apparently a mutual acquaintance, has turned "Unitarian."

mssHM 16517

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Medorem Crawford letter to Samuel G. Crawford

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In this letter to his father, Medorem Crawford laments the war with the Cayuse Indians, which he describes as "truly a death blow to Oregon for several years unless the U.S. Govt. comes this summer & pays the expenses of the war." He does not think the provisional government of the territory will be able to continue much longer, and describes the effects on the people settled there. He also relates news of his own business and family.

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Samuel W. Messerne letter

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