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G. Cleveland letters to Mary Cleveland
Manuscripts
Three letters written by G. Cleveland to his sister Mary Cleveland in Canton, New York, between October 1849 and May 1850. In the first letter, dated October 28, 1849, Cleveland writes of his intentions to leave school and sail to California aboard the bark Orion. He describes his expectations of the wonders and dangers of the voyage and his hopes for success as well as his belief that "California is much like a lottery." The second letter, in three parts beginning February 5, 1850, was written while Cleveland was sailing around Cape Horn and during visits to Staten Land (now Isla de los Estados, Argentina) and Robinson Crusoe Island (part of the Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile). Cleveland writes of storms at sea, catching an albatross, and extensive descriptions of Robinson Crusoe Island (including the note that "we had the pleasure of seeing Crusoe's canoe...in a cove"). The final letter, dated May 1850, was written at the time of the Orion's arrival in California and further describes Cleveland's travels in the South Pacific and debates the total distance covered on the voyage.
mssHM 73682-73684
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Grover Cleveland message to the Senate, Washington, D.C. :
Manuscripts
Handwritten draft of published message to the U.S. Senate regarding "An Act to restore a pension to Harriet M. Knowlton" (Senate Bill No. 719), which Cleveland does not approve. Item is attached to typescript letter signed from D.R. Francis, Department of the Interior, to Grover Cleveland, 1897 February 24; an undated typescript copy of the bill; and published copies of the House and Senate reports on the bill. Also included is a cartoon of Cleveland with handwritten notes on the reverse. Published version of Cleveland's message is dated March 1, 1897. Harriet M. Knowlton was the widow of a Civil War soldier who had remarried and then divorced, and was seeking to restore her previous pension.
mssHM 2043
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Grover Cleveland, Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C., letter to V.W. Foster, Chicago :
Manuscripts
Cleveland thanks Foster for the letters and clippings; he expresses government support for citizens "who deem themselves in danger from the indians," and states it is "not remiss in efforts for their protection." Includes stamped and addressed envelope.
mssHM 15548
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Grover Cleveland, Buffalo, letter to A.P. Nichols, Albany :
Manuscripts
Writing in the capacity of sheriff of Buffalo, Cleveland inquires about forms or instructions for billing expenses to the state. On Sheriff's Office, Erie County letterhead.
mssHM 23457
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Grover Cleveland, Washington, D.C., appointment to John B. Coyle :
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Appointment of John B. Coyle as Second Assistant Engineer in the Revenue Service of the United States. Signed by President Grover Cleveland and by Acting Secretary of the Treasury Hugh S. Thompson. Printed form, filled in.
mssHM 48300
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Manuscripts and Documents
Manuscripts
The collection is single-item cataloged and contains 759 items including 92 manuscripts. Most of the manuscripts are documents regarding the advertising, circulation, and financial concerns of The Los Angeles record, The San Diego sun, and The San Francisco daily news from the early 1910s. The other substantial manuscripts are diaries of Adaline Rhoads and Roscoe Maxwell Rhoads detailing the social life and customs of late-19th century Indiana and early-20th century Southern California. Adaline Rhoads wrote about her daily chores, the activities of her children and her travels. Roscoe Maxwell Rhoads also details his attempts to mend his health through exercise, various diets, bathing in magnetic wells and two visits to the Battle Creek Sanitarium in the late 1890s. Roscoe Maxwell Rhoads also detailed the family's journey from Anderson, Indiana to San Diego, California and their later move to La Jolla, California. The collection contains 102 pieces of correspondence, the majority of which are addressed to Horace Emerson Rhoads regarding the newspaper business. There are also a significant number of letters from Horace Emerson Rhoads regarding the newspaper business and the San Diego Athletic Club. There are letters concerning San Diego and California politics, including three letters regarding the purchase of an airplane for the governor of California. Rhoads received letters on the subject of honorary membership in the Los Angeles Record Newsboys' Club. The collection also contains letters regarding participation in La Jolla events and politics.
mssHM 70519-70711