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Lafayette Maynard letters to Duff Green
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George Gregory letters
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George Gregory wrote these 10 letters to his fiancée, Anne Hemings, in London after his arrival in New York. He talks in detail about: his attempt to find work, his financial problems, his lodgings, his meals, the trials of separation, etc. He also talks a lot about the Americans in New York, their manners and their clothes.
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Enoch Root letters
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The letters are addressed to several of Root's friends and family members while he was traveling around Europe (1858-1859), mining in Colorado (1862), and in the Union Army at Sulphur Springs, and Pilot Knob, Missouri (1863). In the letters Root talks about his travels throughout Switzerland and France, and impending war in Europe, and his experience in the mining town of Laurette, CO, now known as Buckskin Joe, CO. In the letters before he joined the U.S. army, Root often conveys his feelings about slavery and the Civil War; in the two letters after he joined the army, he talks about his experience as a soldier, although his regiment had yet to see action
mssHM 63411-63427
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Edgar Jacob letters to family
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Four of these letters are written by Edgar Jacob (1883) to his family back in England. His letters were written from Rimouski, Québec, Iowa, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Tejon Ranch and Bakersfield, California. In his letters from Salt Lake City Edgar describes the city, talks about the Mormons and the building of their Tabernacle. Edgar also discusses Americans, their customs and religion. His last letter was written while visiting his brother Augustus at Bakersfield and the Tejon Ranch region (after he had taken up ranching). Edgar talks about ranch life, the sheep, the Indians living near the ranch and General Edward Beale. The three letters by Augustus Jacob (1873-1874) were written to his father and sister Edith from San Francisco and Laguna Ranch, California. He talks about the people he meets, life in California and the sights he sees. He also writes in great detail about ranch life and sheep raising in California and his trip from Jamaica to San Francisco.
mssHM 70984-70990
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William H. Carlisle letters
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Two letters written by William H. Carlisle in January and April 1863 to his sister S. R. Carlisle in Marion County, Iowa. In the letters, Carlisle talks about his personal experiences in the war including his behavior, he assured them he was not drinking whiskey or playing cards, and his financial situation. In his second letter, which is very light and difficult to read, he talks about hearing canons at Vicksburg. Both letters are on patriotic stationery and include matching envelopes.
mssHM 83790-83791
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Frank Loucks letters to George R. Loucks
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Loucks wrote the two letters on August 11 and October 2, 1898, from Camp Dewey; the letters are addressed to his brother George. Frank talks about Manila, the conditions at the camp, and his dealings with his fellow soldiers. He also talks about problems obtaining supplies for his regiment. He also talks about a possible battle and states, "we are looking for Dewey to get a move on and do something."
mssHM 67898-67899
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C.P. (Charles Percy) Snow letters to John Halperin
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In these 27 letters by Lord Snow to John Halperin, who is the author of C. P. Snow: An oral biography (1983), Snow talks about his new book A Coat of Varnish, and answers some of Halperin's questions regarding his life and career. Snow also talks about letters of his and access to them, particularly at the Humanities Research Centre at Texas. He also talks about his failing health. The last letter was written about a month before his death in July 1980. All of the letters are typewritten.
mssHM 77913-77939