John L. Morse papers, (bulk 1850-1853)

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  Samuel Morse letters

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  Two of the letters are written to Congressman John B. Aycrigg. In these letters, Morse is talking about the telegraph and is requesting assistance in getting his brother Sidney Morse permission to use a map. These letters are dated 1843 and 1844. HM 79876-79877.

  mssHM 79876-79878

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  Beck family papers, (bulk 1815-1850)

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  Collection of family papers relating to John M. Beck and the Carr family. Includes three letters sent by John Beck to Mary Carr Beck while he was mining for gold in California in 1850; deeds for land in New York City and Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania; a letter of courtship (possibly a marriage proposal) from 'Silva' to John Beck; a certificate of honorable discharge from the First Regiment of Horse Artillery, New York Militia, for William Carr (1836); citizenship statements for William Carr and John M. Beck; a marriage certificate for John M. Beck and Mary Carr (1848); a birthday greeting to John Beck from a Father Larcher; and a letter from Clara Woodruff to Herman Smith with information on the Beck family (1947). The letters from John to Mary Beck focus on his travel expenses, his gold mining experiences in Yuba County (including his encounters with mine thieves and grizzly bears), and references to Thomas Stoddard's "Gold Lake."

  mssHM 73770-73785

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  Edward L. Chatfield letters, (bulk 1850-1865)

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  Approximately 110 letters written by Edward L. Chatfield during his time fighting with the American Army in the Western Theater of the war and after his escape from prison. Letters are very detailed in nature and Chatfield talks about the army camps, conditions, his fellow soldiers, fighting, his experience in Vicksburg, etc. Correspondence also includes several letters written by his father, mother, and brothers to Edward L. Chatfield. There are also several poems written by Chatfield and a sketch he did of Henry Wirz. Each letter is accompanied by a full transcript (completed by the donors).

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  Edward L. Chatfield letters, (bulk 1850-1865)

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  Approximately 110 letters written by Edward L. Chatfield during his time fighting with the American Army in the Western Theater of the war and after his escape from prison. Letters are very detailed in nature and Chatfield talks about the army camps, conditions, his fellow soldiers, fighting, his experience in Vicksburg, etc. Correspondence also includes several letters written by his father, mother, and brothers to Edward L. Chatfield. There are also several poems written by Chatfield and a sketch he did of Henry Wirz. Each letter is accompanied by a full transcript (completed by the donors).

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  Charles L. Moore correspondence

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  These letters by Charles L. Moore, which were written to his cousin Edmund H. Tindall in Illinois, include details about Moore's life on a farm in Compton, California. He talks about the weather, his family's crops, gold miners in Mammoth, and his personal life and social activities. Two of the letters were written by Moore's sister Jennie.

  mssHM 68395-68405

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  William Eve papers, (bulk 1880-1891)

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  This small group of items consists of letters, sketches, photographs, a photograph album and ephemera (and are arranged in that manner, then chronologically). The majority of these items deal with Eve's railroad trip from New York to Salt Lake City and his time in Salt Lake City, Ibapah, and Gold Hill, Tooele County, Utah as well as Soda Springs, Idaho. In Eve's letters, which are written to his parents, he details his trip West including a tragic collision with a wagon that killed men and horses, the scenery he passes, and his arrival in Salt Lake City. He also talks about mining, sheep herding, farming, seeing the boxer Jim Corbett fight, the Blackfeet (Siksika) Indians and life in the West. Throughout all of his letters, which he is writing to entice his family to also come to America, Eve compares America and its people to England and its people. His sketches include things he sees in the West such as several American Indians, a miner's drill, a coyote, scorpion, and a locust. One of his letters contains a small panorama drawing of Gold Hill, Utah. The collection contains several notes and sketches from Eve's time in London. There are also three letters to William Eve by his sister Elizabeth Eve; these are written from New York City in the early 20th century. The photographs are of Eve family members around the turn of the century. The photograph album contains photographs from a flood in Salt Lake City in 1926 and some pictures of the family camping. The ephemera is a 1959 issue of the Utah American Legion's publication "Utah Legionnaire."

  mssHM 70876-70888