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E. F. Spence letters

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Description: In these four letters, prominent Los Angeles area businessmen (Edward F. Spence, L. J. Rose, and E. L. Watkins of the San Gabriel Wine Co.) are suggesting two men to be the Notary Public of Los Angeles. The letters are addressed to California governors George Stoneman and Robert Waterman.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1885-1887.
Call number: mssHM 72608-72611
Creator: Spence, Edward F(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Dawson's Bookshop, July 15, 1981.
Associated people: Rose, L. J. (1827-1899.)

Spence, Edward F

Visual Materials

The Los Angeles Railway (LARy) Corporation collection provides a broad pictorial overview of the development of the railway systems in Los Angeles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as information on the physical development of the city itself. The collection was compiled by Edwin L. Lewis, a LARy employee for 51 years, as background information for a proposed, unpublished, two-volume history of the Los Angeles railway systems.

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Spence, Edward F

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photCL 58

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One invoice to A. Chapin to pay E. Stow, signed by James Crawford and dated Jan. 19, 1891; one postcard dated Dec. 13, 1919 and addressed to Asahel Chapin; a typewritten postcard addressed to A. Chapin from L. Ernest Thornton, Deputy Secretary of the State of Maine, and dated Jan. 5, 1920; the stamped face of a mutilated envelope addressed to A. Chapin from the District Court of Elkader, Iowa, and postmarked Apr. 13, 1894; one letter-sized envelope addressed to Florence S. Chapin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and three oversized, fragile envelopes that originally housed the papers of this collection

Manuscripts

The documents reveal the range of legal, financial, and estate-related transactions initiated by or concerning the Stoneman family and their associates. Included in this series are legal agreements, banking statements, inventories of the Stoneman's estate, and general financial records. The correspondence includes personal and business letters to and by the Stoneman family members and their associates. Two letters dated January 1889 were written by General George Stoneman while he was still living in Los Angeles. Most of the letters were penned after the generals' death in September 1894, and directed to John T. Stoneman, administrator of his brother's estate. The ephemera includes newspaper clippings (obituaries of George Stoneman from Buffalo, NY newspapers) and several miscellaneous items. Notable participants include William B. Allison, Thomas Updegraff and the United States Army.

mssHM 71383-71454

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Whittington, J. C. Letter to E. F. Spence. Monrovia, Calif

Manuscripts

The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the professional activities of John Dustin Bicknell, who was a partner in several Los Angeles law firms. In addition, the collection also includes 51 bound volumes (19 letter books, account books, journals, etc.), six rolled documents and maps, and two photographs.

mssBicknell papers

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Spence, E. F. Letter to John Dustin Bicknell. Monrovia, Calif

Manuscripts

mssBicknell papers

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Whittington, J. C. Letter to E. F. Spence. Monrovia, Calif

Manuscripts

mssBicknell papers

E. F. Spence letters

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