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Letter book of Henry Sevier

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Description
The letter book is comprised of both social and business letters written by Henry Sevier. In most of the business letters, Sevier is searching for employment as a bookkeeper. Sevier goes back and forth between Sacramento, San Francisco, and Eureka, California. The social letters are to his family and his fiancé Jesse, whom he marries in March 1879. Unfortunately, many of the letters are illegible.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1876-1885.
Call number
mssHM 68059
Creator
Sevier, Henry(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Fred Lockley, June 1951.
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