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San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Jesse L. Greenstein letter to William Carlos Williams
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
The letter briefly thanks Greenstein for a previous letter and describes a business transaction concerning unnamed poems.
mssHM 70309
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A two-page letter by Jesse Terrell of Banner, Wyoming Territory, to his sister, Ada, in Ilinois. This letter focuses upon fears of local civilians about potential attacks from local indigenous peoples, even though no battles had occurred in the region for years.
mssHM 83800
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This letter was written to Indiana Congressmen William Brown, James Whitcomb, and Jesse Bright (all Democrats). In the letter, Lingley talks about California statehood, the United States government, and land titles in California. John Sutter is mentioned in Lingley's postscript.
mssHM 78359
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Signed autograph letter from William Cowper to English merchant and philanthropist John Thornton thanking him for sharing the encouraging opinions of American statesman Benjamin Franklin on Cowper's new book of poetry and discussing the impact of negative criticism by "periodical critics" on his desire to continue write. Letter is signed "Wm Cowper, Olney," and addressed to "John Thornton, Esqr., Clapham, Surry [i.e. Surrey]."
mssHM 24316
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Eight autograph letters by William Herschel, addressed to fellow astronomers Edward Pigott (7 letters) and John Goodricke (1 letter).
mssHM 70991-70998
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Two letters sent by David Shaw Shrode to his brother William, written shortly after David's arrival in California. The first letter was sent from Milquatay, California, and is dated December 27, 1870. David writes of the "long and tiresome and dangerous" trip to California, of leaving his cattle and various supplies in Arizona, describes the land in the area ("a very good Stock country but no farming Country"), writes of the "wickedness and ignorance" of Arizona and New Mexico, writes disparagingly of the Pima and Maricopa Indians, and notes the state of the cattle business. The second letter was sent from El Monte, California, and is dated April 23-24, 1871. David and his wife Mariah write of their general happiness in California despite drought conditions, describe the climate and agricultural prospects, and note the prices of land. In a postscript David writes of the lack of timber and of his plans to move "to a new colony 25 or 30 miles from here, [where I] can get land...for 13 dollars per acre."
mssHM 16734-16735