Manuscripts

P.J. Franklin letter to Thomas B. Hamilton

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Description: In this letter, Franklin is asking Hamilton to invest money in several mines (gold, silver, and lead) in the Los Angeles, California area. He discusses the mining process, possible purchases of mining corporations as well as prices and expected profit. Included with the letter is a hand-drawn sketch of a mine cross-section.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1915, December 31.
Call number: mssHM 68334
Creator: Franklin, P. J(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Charles W. Harrington, June 10, 1988.
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Letters and documents related to quartz and gold mining in Tuolumne and Placer Counties, California

Manuscripts

Materials on quartz and gold mining operations mainly in Tuolumne County and Placer County, California. Items include an 1884 letter to Henry G. Wetmore from Charles L. Lang of the Rising Sun Mine in Placer County in which he writes of "the idiotic manner in which my partner Comstock is running the mine;" an 1876 letter from C.J. Moore asking Wetmore to invest in the harness leather trade; an 1877 letter from C.J. Pilsbury to Wetmore with mining engineering instructions; an 1888 letter from E.A. Roberts to Wetmore about selling a mine in Sonora; an 1877 letter to Wetmore from Sam Rudolph at the Bower Cave Mine in Colorado regarding quartz testing; an 1880 description of the Well Rough Mine and statements regarding the collapse of the Soulsbyville Mill; an indenture between the Duchow brothers and Wetmore for the Lony Mine; and a printed pamphlet on the Mazeppa Gold Mining Company in Tuolumne County, California.

mssHM 73077-73084

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Franklin Hichborn letter to Andrae Nordskog

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In a previous letter, Andrae Nordskog asks Franklin Hichborn to follow and garner support for a measure to amend the California constitution following a failed ballot proposition to enable cities the right to grant franchises for privately owned public utilities and to collect taxes without having to fix the rates. In this response, Hichborn denies the request citing that he has been retired for many years and is now out of touch with the present order at the state capitol, nor does he have any time to study the measure. He closes the letter trusting that Nordkog was able to locate a copy if Hichborn's book, The system.

mssHM 66235

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Franklin Hichborn letter to Andrae Nordskog

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In this letter Hichborn says he was unable to locate a copy of his book, "The System" that Nordskog had requested. Hichborn says that he is not surprised that Nordskog was unable to find the book in public libraries because both The System and The Story of the California Legislature of 1915 concerned "crooked Jews" and were the subject of censorship and suppression via book burners. He suggests that the book may be found in the Hichborn Collection at the University of California Library Los Angeles.

mssHM 66236

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Franklin Pierce, Greenland, New Hampshire, letter to Ticknor & Company :

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In a letter presumably about Nathaniel Hawthorne's Life of Franklin Pierce, Pierce requests that a copy of the engraving be sent to him at Rockingham House. Mentions that Hawthorne is at the shoals for several days.

mssHM 10859

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J. K. Lum letter to "dear sir,"

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Letter from J.K. Lum in Skookumchuck, Washington, to an unknown recipient. Lum offers the recipient mountain beavers for $3.00, and writes that he can "send you almost any of the birds or mammals of this country...at reasonable prices." He lists some of the animals he has for sale, and notes some prices, which vary according to the "size and difficulty of capture." He asks for a list of desired animals along with the prices the recipient is willing to pay. He also offers to make an exchange for a spider monkey, which he wants to "complete a group for the fair."

mssHM 29249

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Franklin Pierce, Ocean House, Rye Beach, letter to Ticknor & Company :

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In a letter presumably about Nathaniel Hawthorne's Life of Franklin Pierce, Pierce reports that he has just received proofs for pages 85 to 108, but has not seen pages 56 to 85. Reports a mistake on page 85. Letter is dated Wednesday evening. Includes addressed envelope.

mssHM 10855

P.J. Franklin letter to Thomas B. Hamilton

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