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"Uncle Brazil and Aunt Aurelia" to Seymour Hix

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Description: In this letter by "Uncle Brazil and Aunt Aurelia," to their nephew Seymour Hix, Uncle Brazil talks about his visit to Yellowstone National Park: "the best time to go through the park is about the middle of September as there is no mosketoes [sic] to bother... I was at the Hot Mammoth Springs last summer twice." The author also offers to take his nephew to the park the next time Hix comes to visit them. The letter is written from Livingston, Montana.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1889, July 21.
Call number: mssHM 72178
Provenance: Purchased from Stuart Lutz, February 18, 2011.
Dimensions: 25 cm
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Mail routes in Brazil

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Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2460 Brazil. [Mail route from São Paulo. n.p., 18--]. 1 sheet (holograph). [see p.]."Manuscript map? Map is untitled except for an ms sticker on the verso which reads "Mail route." Para, the northernmost city on the map, is now referred to as Belem. The distance between Belem and São Paulo is around 3000 kilometers. The farthest that the route goes from São Paulo is Diamantino in the state of Mato Grosso, a distance of about 1800 kilometers. São Carlos was founded in 1857, the latest of any of the cities shown here. Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: n/a. Verso Text: Sticker: Mail Route MS notes: p maps Brazil 2460.

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George Fitman letter to "dear uncle,"

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George Fitman writes to his otherwise unidentified uncle that he has recovered from a severe case of "tifoid fever" that came close to claiming his life. As a result, he is in a bad way, out of money and unable to work. He gives a description of San Francisco, and describes the plights and experiences of the gold miner.

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mssHM 74525-74540

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This material includes three manuscripts and thirteen letters; one manuscript is a lullaby by Aurelia Dora Howells, and one is by William Cooper Howells, "Memoranda of My Personal History," which was the basis for his volume Recollections of Life in Ohio. The thirteen letters include a letter by Vevie Frechette, letters by Joseph Howells, William Dean Howells' uncle, letters by Mildred Howells, William Dean Howells' daughter, a letter by William Cooper Howells, and two letters by William Dean Howells.

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Uncle Tom: [poem, 7 drafts] :

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A manuscript of seven drafts of the poem Uncle Tom, donated by Langston Hughes to a special poetry file, at the request of fellow poet Beulah May.

mssHM 63819 (a-g)

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Howells Family Papers

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This material includes three manuscripts and thirteen letters of the Howells family; one manuscript is a lullaby by Aurelia Dora Howells, and one is by William Cooper Howells, "Memoranda of My Personal History," which was the basis for his volume Recollections of Life in Ohio. The thirteen letters include a letter by Vevie Frechette, letters by Joseph Howells, William Dean Howells' uncle, letters by Mildred Howells, William Dean Howells' daughter, a letter by William Cooper Howells, and two letters by William Dean Howells.

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"Uncle Brazil and Aunt Aurelia" to Seymour Hix

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