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Invoice for duty owed on a shipment of Cognac from Antwerp to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased from Pinet, Castillon & Co.
mssHM 84194
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This is an invoice made out by William Workman for Dr. Gelcich's visit to Rancho La Puente. It includes fees for the doctor's visit, a consultation with Workman's son-in-law Francis Pliny F. Temple, and medication.
mssHM 68330
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This account book was kept by a general store in Newark, New Jersey from 1799 to 1841. It includes the name of the person, and their account information including services rendered, supplies purchased, fees charged, and amounts paid.
mssHM 69421
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Letter by Thomson to fellow British physicist Gilbert Stead. The letter reads as follows "Dear Mr. Stead, It was a very great pleasure to me to receive your letter for I remember very well how much I owed to your help during the time I was on the Commission. I hope it will not be long before we meet again. Yours very sincerely, J. J. Thomson." The letter was written in Cambridge.
mssHM 80254
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This manuscript lists expenditures at the Hollister Ranch in Santa Barbara County, California, from November 18, 1890 to August 31, 1891. It includes data such as salaries for hired workers, prices for farm animals and supplies, and insurance. Each entry also has a voucher number and dollar amount for each item. Typescript with some handwritten notes and corrections.
mssHM 26203
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Astor writes of the removal of John Charles Frémont from his post in the California. He also tells Hoffman: "Since we parted on the steamboat dock a year ago last July, what strange times have come upon us, it sometimes seems to me like a dream," and gives updates on friends and family.
mssHM 19012