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Charles L. Moore correspondence

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1874-1882.
Call number: mssHM 68395-68405
Creator: Moore, C. L(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Robert J. Gales, July 1957.
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William Moore Papers

Manuscripts

This collection contains the papers of William Moore (born 1827), an early settler and surveyor in Los Angeles, California, in the following series: manuscripts, correspondence, legal documents, ephemera, and oversize. The manuscripts include Moore's daily diaries as well as his field books. The diaries contain short entries reflecting his business activities. The field books contain sketches and calculations of his various surveying projects. The small series of correspondence includes letters from friends written to Moore and his wife. The correspondence also includes one letter from Moore to his wife about his discovery of gold during a mining expedition in 1878. The legal documents include contracts, deeds, indentures, leases, and promissory notes. The two oversize ledgers include notes and drawings of Moore's various surveying projects.

mssMoore, William papers

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Diary: William Moore (1872). 1 item

Manuscripts

This collection contains the following series: manuscripts, correspondence, legal documents, ephemera, and oversize. The manuscripts include Moore's daily diaries as well as his field books. The diaries contain short entries reflecting his business activities. The field books contain sketches and calculations of his various surveying projects. The small series of correspondence includes letters from friends written to Moore and his wife. The correspondence also includes one letter from Moore to his wife about his discovery of gold during a mining expedition in 1878. The legal documents include contracts, deeds, indentures, leases, and promissory notes. The two oversize ledgers include notes and drawings of Moore's various surveying projects.

mssMoore, William papers

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Diary: William Moore (1869). 1 item

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mssMoore, William papers

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Diary: William Moore (1885). 1 item

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mssMoore, William papers

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Diary: William Moore (1884). 1 item

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mssMoore, William papers

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Diary: William Moore (1870). 1 item

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mssMoore, William papers

Charles L. Moore correspondence

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