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Asa Gray letter to Leander Wetherell
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Obadiah Wetherell journal
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Journal kept by Obadiah Wetherell from December 1777 to March 1784. In it, he describes his experience in the American Army during the American Revolution, the conditions in Vallley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778, a dinner with George Washington, and a "great snowball fight" among the officers. He also comments on the United States' new alliance with France. There are several sketches in the volume including one of the fortifications at West Point, New York, in early 1779.
mssHM 52191
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Asa West letter to John A. Rockwell
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In this letter to Senator Rockwell, Asa West implores to have the government take a handful of tradesmen to California, assuring that the men are of good and respectable character.
mssHM 4084
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Asa Whitney letter to John Arnold Rockwell
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In this letter, Whitney writes of the importance of a road joining California and Oregon to the rest of the United States.
mssHM 21238
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Alexander von Humboldt letter to N. Maze
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This four-page letter, written in French by Alexander von Humboldt, is probably to his French publisher N. Maze. In the letter, Humboldt talks about his financial problems trying to publish Nova genera et species plantarum. He details problems he is having with the German government and also gives a breakdown of the publication expenses.
mssHM 70386
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Phineas Warren letter of recommendation for Leander Gerrard
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In this letter to "Sir," Hitchcock is recommending Leander Gerrard for U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska. Gerrard was a member of the Nebraska State Senate and a prominent resident and lawyer of Columbus, Nebraska.
mssHM 79062
Chinese immigrants letters and notes, 1881 November
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This collection is comprised of two letters, a list of ingredients, a small note, and a mailing envelope written in a calligraphic Chinese script from John Day, Oregon in November 1881. HM 83910 (a): Liao Gengxin requests Xue Sizhan for more of an unidentified material. HM 83910 (b): Ya Wang asks Xue Yasuo for more money and briefly describes his situation as a miner. HM 83910 (c): List of ingredients for making Chinese herbal medicine. HM 83910 (d): This small note was included with one of the two letters, asking the recipient to deliver the letter to a store in Portland, Oregon and telling the shopkeeper to in turn, deliver the letter to its final recipient. HM 83910 (e): Postmarked envelope addressed to Wang Sang in Portland, Oregon. The author's names are stamped in red to verify authenticity, suggesting they were likely written by a literate calligrapher and dictated by the authors.
mssHM 83910 (a-e)