Manuscripts

Theodore Johnson letter to "Dear Sir,"

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Description: Johnson requests the carte de visite of the unnamed recipient and his fellow office workers, and describes an intended office Photograph Album. He also describes the schooner Sacramento and asks after mutual acquaintances.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1863, June 3.
Call number: mssHM 72268
Creator: Johnson, Theodore T (1818-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Pacific Mail Steamship Company, May 18, 1938.
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Charles Lyell letter to "Dear Sir,"

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Letter from Charles Lyell to an unnamed recipient (possibly James Hague) in which he gives directions to a February 17, 1871 meeting of the Geological Society. He also describes changes he would like to have made to Elements of Geology, particularly in regards to the "tertiary age of the fissure" of a lode from which "vast quantities of . . . precious metals" had been extracted. A copy of the book was apparently sent with the letter, and Lyell asks the recipient for further suggestions on revision.

mssHM 72339

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J. K. Lum letter to "dear sir,"

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Letter from J.K. Lum in Skookumchuck, Washington, to an unknown recipient. Lum offers the recipient mountain beavers for $3.00, and writes that he can "send you almost any of the birds or mammals of this country...at reasonable prices." He lists some of the animals he has for sale, and notes some prices, which vary according to the "size and difficulty of capture." He asks for a list of desired animals along with the prices the recipient is willing to pay. He also offers to make an exchange for a spider monkey, which he wants to "complete a group for the fair."

mssHM 29249

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Eugene Casserly letter to "dear sir,"

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Letter from Eugene Casserly in Washington, D.C., to an unknown recipient. In the brief letter, Casserly notes that anything the recipient writes to him "shall be as confidential as you may desire." Attached to the letter is a newspaper clipping with a biography of Casserly.

mssHM 29224

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Byam Shaw letter to "Dear Sir,"

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In this letter, Shaw is giving art career advice and schooling recommendations to an unknown recipient. Written from Kensington, London, England.

mssHM 78396

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John Conness letter to "My Dear Sir,"

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In this letter to an unknown recipient, John Conness writes that "the men of my time have passed" and that "their names will stand identified for all time with great work in serving our country."

mssHM 21339

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Theodore Roosevelt, New York, letters to John C. Scott, Corpus Christi, Texas :

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Three letters written on letterhead of The Outlook magazine, Office of Theodore Roosevelt. One item concerns the National Committee, presumably of the Progressive Party, and the Republican Party; another letter expresses a denial of a statement attributed to Roosevelt. The third item is an acknowledgement of Scott's letter. The letter dated July 8 contains autograph edits; an unedited copy of this letter is located in the Theodore Roosevelt Papers, Library of Congress. Recipient is identifed as John Cochran Scott (1861-1927) by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. Letters dated: 1912 June 5, July 5, July 8.

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Theodore Johnson letter to "Dear Sir,"

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