Manuscripts
William Halley letter to Henry J. Morgan
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J. F. Morgan to William R. Morgan
Manuscripts
The collection contains 260 pieces, including ephemera. The bulk of the material is correspondence; however, there are a few business records and legal documents throughout the collection. Most of the letters in this collection were written to Morgan after he had moved back to Vermont. His partners are writing to keep him apprised of business matters. The majority of the correspondence deals with the legal problems the Sierra Union Water and Mining Company was facing due to the hydraulic mining process. Some specific subjects discussed in these letters are: hydraulic mining, lawsuits, mining law, mining claims, claim jumpers, water rights, mining equipment, abandoned mines, and land disputes. Many of the letters are written from or related to San Francisco, St. Louis, Sierra County, and Marysville, California.
HM 60225
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J.D. (James Donald) Cameron letter to Henry J. Gensler
Manuscripts
In this letter Cameron discusses a bill that he was supposed to have received from Gensler. He also asks Gensler to pay two bills for him. The letter is written on letterhead of the Sierra Madre Villa Hotel.
mssHM 68331
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William Chapman Ralston letter
Manuscripts
In the letter, which is addressed to Coll Deane and Mr. Brauns (first name is unknown), Ralston asks Deane and Brauns to become the managers of one of his mines. Ralston also discusses the hiring of employees for the mine and one of his mining companies.
mssHM 67906
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Henry Trump to William R. Morgan
Manuscripts
The collection contains 260 pieces, including ephemera. The bulk of the material is correspondence; however, there are a few business records and legal documents throughout the collection. Most of the letters in this collection were written to Morgan after he had moved back to Vermont. His partners are writing to keep him apprised of business matters. The majority of the correspondence deals with the legal problems the Sierra Union Water and Mining Company was facing due to the hydraulic mining process. Some specific subjects discussed in these letters are: hydraulic mining, lawsuits, mining law, mining claims, claim jumpers, water rights, mining equipment, abandoned mines, and land disputes. Many of the letters are written from or related to San Francisco, St. Louis, Sierra County, and Marysville, California.
HM 60277
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William F. Morgan letter to Henry E. Huntington
Manuscripts
Also: copy of letter from Huntington to Morgan, 1919 February 18.
mssHEH
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Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881 letters to W.I. Rheese, (1871)
Manuscripts
Stern's correspondence and papers reflecting his work on the biography of Lewis Henry Morgan. Included are: Stern's correspondence, in particular with the Library of the University of Rochester where much of Morgan materials are deposited, University of Chicago Press, and Soviet scholars affiliated with the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography. Correspondents include Robert Heinrich Lowie, I. N. Vinnikov, M. O. Kosven, and others. There are also Stern's notes, drafts, lecture notes, and reviews of his book on Morgan
mssStern