Manuscripts

Letter to "My Dear Harold,"

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Description: This incomplete letter was written by an unknown person from the Hotel Arcadia in Santa Monica, California. The author was on vacation in southern California and talks about touring in California, the weather, and plans to go home via San Francisco.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1888, January 24.
Call number: mssHM 68325
Provenance: Gift of Kenneth Greenberg, May 10, 1968.
Dimensions: 25 cm
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Letter to "My Dear Friend," signed "Mary,"

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In this letter, Mary (last name unknown) talks about her life in San Diego, California. She discusses her personal life and activities with her Methodist Church and the Sunday School she teaches every week. The letter is written on the backs of leaflets for the Santa Maria Land and Water Co. and the city of Ramona, California.

mssHM 68390

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James Glaisher letter to "My Dear Sir,"

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In this letter to an unknown addressee, Glaisher is discussing the Sun's declination throughout the year. The letter was written from him home in Blackheath, London.

mssHM 76711

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Edward W. Syle letter to "My dear Aunt,"

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Edward W. Syle wrote this letter from "Oakland, near San Francisco," which was where his family settled as he did missionary work with the Chinese community in San Francisco in 1855. In his letter, Syle mentions the S.S. George Law which took him and his family from Shanghai to California. The California weather was "very pleasant" and healthy for the children, but his missionary work was "trying" and "perplexing," unlike his rewarding efforts in China. Syle described Oakland as "peaceful & retired." Once a week, Syle crossed the Bay in a Ferry Boat to teach an evening class to the Chinese, but he spent his Sundays in a "little parish" he had just organized, the Oakland Parish of St. John's Episcopal Church.

mssHM 83406

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Letter to "My Dear Eva,"

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Letter in which an unknown author gives an eyewitness account of the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, which the writer describes as "the worst experience in the history of California." Includes an account of the writer's own experience of the actual earthquake, as well as detailed observations of subsequent damage. The letter gives descriptions of the city made from a boat in San Francisco Bay, with specific mentions of Market Street, Chinatown, Van Ness Avenue, and the residences of Mrs. Oelrichs, Claus Spreckels, and P.F. Butler. Gives a detailed account of the extent of the damage and institution of martial law. Also included are three contemporary picture postcards of earthquake damage.

mssHM 64284

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Letter from an unknown British naval surgeon to "My Dear Parents & Brothers,"

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This 6-page letter details the experiences and adventures of an unidentified British former naval surgeon who was in Oahu in 1845 after several years of traveling (apparently it had been many years since he had written home). The author starts with his time in Peru where he served in the Peruvian Army under President Augustin Gamarra in his offensive against the armies of Chile and Bolivia; he also talks about Antonio de la Fuente. He details his experience in the army, battles fought, the harsh conditions, famine, bad weather, treating wounded soldiers, etc. He also describes in some detail the cities of Lima, Arequipa and Callao, Peru. The author left Callao on a ship for Monterey, California where he was appointed "Physician General" of the army by Juan Bautista Alvarado. After four years in California, the author joined a French vessel on a journey to Kamchatka and Siberia; he describes in detail his experiences there as well as the harsh conditions met by the crew. The author then went to Oahu and most recently had been appointed surgeon to the British ship Emma. The letter ends with a list of greetings to family and friends back in England. The letter is incomplete and unsigned.

mssHM 70392

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Sir Philip Henry Manson-Bahr letter to "My dear and honoured Sir,"

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The letter, to an unknown addressee, mentions Sir Manson-Bahr's book History of the School of Tropical Medicine. The letter was written in London on personal letterhead.

mssHM 74830

Letter to "My Dear Harold,"

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