Manuscripts

R. A. Lockwood law license and letters

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Description: This small group of items includes Lockwood's license to practice law in Indiana by the Indiana Supreme Court, a letter by Lockwood to George Wallace regarding the case of Fr?mont and Boggs vs. Merced Mining Co., and a letter by Felix Argenti, a California banker and member of the Committee of Vigilance, to George Wallace regarding Governor John G. Downey and requests for copies of land and patent documents.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1833-1860.
Call number: mssHM 68410-68412
Creator: Lockwood, R. A (1811-1857)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Robert P. Hastings, February 1962.

Edward Everett Hale letter to John S. Lockwood

Manuscripts

The letter reads: "My dear Mr. Lockwood, I can do nothing about this until I can see people, which will not happen for a month to come. I will then do my best." The addressee is probably John S. Lockwood, formerly of the publishing company Lockwood, Brooks & Co. The letter is written on "Lend a Hand Monthly" letterhead, although the letter was written from Matunuck, Rhode Island.

mssHM 79208

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John C. Lockwood papers, (bulk 1920-1925)

Manuscripts

The three volumes of manuscript memoirs cover John Lockwood's life as a gold miner, member of the U.S. 7th cavalry regiment, employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, and stagecoach driver in Utah and California. There are eleven pieces of correspondence, which are between Lockwood and various people regarding military pensions and the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn; the other authors are Elizabeth Custer, Senator Peter Norbeck, and Representative Harold Knutson. The group also includes 23 pieces of ephemera including 58 newspaper clippings about the Battle of Little Bighorn and its anniversary celebration. Subjects covered are: National Indian War Veterans, coaching in the southwest, Comanche the horse, the Crow, Sioux, Cheyenne, and Nez Percé Indians, gold mining in the Black Hills, military veterans, Montana and South Dakota. Persons covered are: George Crook, George Custer, Chief Gall, Chief Joseph, Nelson Miles, Rain in the Face, Marcus Reno, army scout Charley Reynolds, Sitting Bull, Samuel Sturgis, and Alfred Terry

mssHM 65754-65767

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Theodore R. Hofer correspondence

Manuscripts

A letterpress copybook of correspondence by Theodore Robert Hofer regarding the Inyo Canal Company, Standard Sugar Company, and the Gold Run Mining Company.

mssHM 26335

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Letters, Swiss driver's license, photographs

Visual Materials

Includes various letters to and from Wallace Neff, in French, German, and English; a postcard; calling cards; photographs.

archNeff

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Fred H. Tobey diary

Manuscripts

Tobey gives great detail regarding army life in his diary including his regiment's marches, encampments, and skirmishes with Indians. He also describes the landscape around him and the Indians with which his regiment came into contact and/or battled: the Sioux, the Cheyenne, the Nez Perce, and the Crow. He often complains about the weather, the lack of supplies (some of the regiment, including Tobey, resorted to eating the horses) and the actions of his officers. He discusses, in detail, the Battle of Canyon Creek and the history of the 7th Cavalry Regiment including General George Custer, Comanche the Horse, and the Battle of Little Bighorn. Tobey also mentions Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Colonel Nelson Miles, Colonel Samuel D. Sturgis, Brigadier General Alfred Terry, Lieutenant Elwood Otis, and Major Marcus Reno; and the Crow Agency (Mont.), Glendive (Mont.), the Tongue River Valley (Wyo. and Mont.), Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.), Fort Buford (N.D.), Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.), and the Yellowstone River Valley

mssHM 63327

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Van Law, J.M. Letter to Lewis R. Freeman. Lima, [Peru]

Manuscripts

The collection focuses on Freeman's travel writings from the early 1900s through the 1950s, and includes unpublished book and article manuscripts, published articles in printed journals, and correspondence with various agents and publishers regarding Freeman's writing submissions. The collection also includes some personal manuscripts, photographs, and diaries.

mssFreeman papers

R. A. Lockwood law license and letters

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