Manuscripts

William Chapman Ralston letter

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Description: In the letter, which is addressed to Coll Deane and Mr. Brauns (first name is unknown), Ralston asks Deane and Brauns to become the managers of one of his mines. Ralston also discusses the hiring of employees for the mine and one of his mining companies.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1865, September 9.
Call number: mssHM 67906
Creator: Ralston, William Chapman (1826-1875)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Moore's Book Store, October 30, 1950.
Dimensions: 25 cm

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

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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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William Halley letter to Henry J. Morgan

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This letter by William Halley, which is on letterhead for The sun printing and publishing company, is written to Canadian author Henry J. Morgan. In it, Halley mentions his book Hand-Book of the California Legislature and asks Morgan for a copy of his most recent handbook publication. Halley also talks about the California Constitutional Convention planned for the fall of 1878. He says "I think there are many things in the Canadian system that could be introduced here with advantage...." He also asks Morgan to send him a copy of the statutes of Canada "if they do not cost too much." Halley also states "I believe Canada is far ahead of California in the possession of just and equitable laws."

mssHM 72877

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William Wesley Chapman letter to Lillian Merrill

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Collection consists of diaries and notebooks, correspondence, and legal and administrative records of the Chapman family from 1769 to 1936, especially William Wesley Chapman. Much of the material documents the family's history in Illinois in the mid-19th century. Several William Wesley Chapman items detail his travels to and from California on the overland Oregon Trail in 1849 and by sea from San Francisco via Nicaragua in 1850. Also present is an 1852 deed for land in Edwardsville, Illinois, with the secretarial signature of President Millard Fillmore.

HM 49266

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W. Albert Chapman letter

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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

mssHM 64147

William Chapman Ralston letter

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