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W. Albert Chapman letter

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Description: In W. Albert Chapman's letter to Harvey Farrington, Jr., he describes his travels through Colorado, specifically Leadville, Cottonwood Springs, and Silver Cliff. Chapman goes into details of the silver mining in Leadville and the discovery of silver in Silver Cliff
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1880.
Call number: mssHM 64147
Creator: Chapman, W. Albert(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Pacific Book Auction Galleries, 2/10/1998.
Associated people: Farrington, Harvey,

Eben Chapman letter to Eben Hunt

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Chapman writes that he has heard no news from home, and that a bank draft he sent to his wife was returned. He has found gold in California but not as much as he expected. Of California, he writes, "For the timid here is no place, he that would do well here must have courage," and describes the many plights of the miner. he also asks for Hunt's help regarding a debt owed him.

mssHM 4196

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A. B. Chapman letter to "my dear wife,"

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Letter written by A.B. Chapman to his wife shortly after his arrival in Coronado, California. Chapman writes of the favorable comparison between rail and buggy travel, of his journey down the coast, and of his impressions of the Hotel del Coronado.

mssHM 73659

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August F. W. Partz letter to C. Elton Buck

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A wide-ranging letter from August F. W. Partz to his business partner C. Elton Buck. This letter begins with his efforts to gain control over a massive mercury mine near New Idria, CA, what he describes as "the biggest quicksilver property in the world." He goes on to describe a new desulphurizing process, a variety of negotiations for the purchase of gold mines, plans for a stamp mill at Blind Springs, and a wealth of other mining topics. This is not a Gold Rush letter from a humble prospector, but rather from an industrialist thinking on a large scale. With a full typed transcript. Written in San Francisco; with numerous editorial marks and revisions.

mssHM 82585

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Eben Chapman letters to Eben Hunt

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Chapman discusses the prices of goods and market conditions in San Francisco. He also writes of his own mining and farming prospects, and of other various business dealings. He also discusses the idea of slavery in California in HM 4199. HM 4198, dated July 1, 1852, is incomplete, consisting of only the first three pages. HM 4199 is dated July, 1852.

mssHM 4198-4199

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C.R. Chapman letters to Turbesé Lummis Fiske

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Two of the letters by Chapman to Fiske were written from his ranch near Mount Baldy. The other letter was written from the Lucky Seven Ranch, owned by F. D. McCulloch, and located outside of McDermitt, Nevada. In all three of the letters, Chapman discusses life on a ranch and gives details regarding dealing with cattle; he also gives descriptions of the staff of the Lucky Seven Ranch, and the town of McDermitt, Nevada.

mssHM 68148-68150

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William Chapman Ralston letter to the Oriental Bank Corporation

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Letter from William Chapman Ralston at the Bank of California in San Francisco to the Oriental Bank Corporation in Yokohama, Japan. The letter was apparently carried by William H. Seward, and asks that he be extended "any civilities" with the Bank of California's "most grateful acknowledgments."

mssHM 29256

W. Albert Chapman letter

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