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Juan Comapla letter to Dona Isabel del Valle

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Description: Letter from Father Juan Comapla to Dona Isabel del Valle asking for the date of "the anniversary" and stating that he will only be able to bring a singer, but that the children should make up the difference. In Spanish. Includes handwritten English translation.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1874, April 25.
Call number: mssHM 72991
Creator: Comapla, Juan(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of A.A. Rubel, May 29, 1933.
Associated people: del Valle, Isabel,
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Alonso Ridley letter to Dona Isabel del Valle

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Letter to Dona Isabel del Valle from Alonso Ridley, written shortly after his arrival in Mexico City. Ridley writes thanks to del Valle, noting that for "all you have done for me" she had his "lifetime of gratitude." He also asks her to remember him to Don Ignacio, Ridley's brother Antonio, and "the rest of the family." In Spanish. Includes English translation.

mssHM 73667

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Valentín Gómez Farías letter to Juan Bautista Alvarado

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Farías discusses the political situation in California, stating that the independence and liberty of the people of California deserve the government's strict attention.

mssHM 26651

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Susan B. Anthony letter to an unnamed editor

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Letter by Susan B. Anthony addressed to "Mr. Editor, Dear Sir," written on letterhead of Fowler & Wells, Phrenologists and Publishers. Fowler & Wells published the first two volumes of Susan B. Anthony's History of woman suffrage (1881). The letter reads: "By my request our publishers mail to you tonight, the advances sheets of "The History of Woman Suffrage," that you may be able to bring out your notice of it as early as our New York papers -- the book will not be handed them until Friday. Hoping that your reviewer will give these pages a careful reading and a just if not generous report thereof. I am Sir - Respectfully yours Susan B. Anthony."

mssHM 83495

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Juan Bautista Talamantes letter to Fernando de la Toba

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In this letter, Talamantes acknowledges that he has received news of the death of Governor Goycoechea, and that Jose Manuel Ruiz has been named his successor. In Spanish.

mssHM 16593

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Juan Vicente Guémez Pacheco de Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo letter to Manuel Godoy, Duque de Alcudia

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This manuscript is an English translation of a letter from the Conde de Revillagigedo to the Duque de Alcudia, dated 1793, April 12, outlining various details related to the exploration of California and other regions of New Spain. The translation was done in 1898, April 22, and is signed by Francisco de Thoma, the translator. Pages 1 and 3 are missing.

mssHM 296

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Mary K. Browne letter to Sherman Day Thacher

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Browne writes that she appreciates Thacher's approving attitude on her decision to go professional. She writes that she saw him at the Davis Cup matches but didn't bring herself to his attention because she did not know yet how he felt about her decision. She is now sorry that they didn't speak. On the topic of a playing in Ojai, she feels it's out of the question do to a full schedule. She mentions that Mr. Pyle [Charles C. (Cash and Carry) Pyle] plans to play at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, but she will refer this letter to him so he can answer direct. She goes on to write that for sentimental reasons, she would love to play in Ojai where she feels so much at home "and in the one place in America I feel that young tennis has had the most encouragement." She writes that if the tour she is one were not financial in nature she might have been able to play in Ojai. She hopes that Pyle sees his way clear to let them play. Letter is written on Vanderbilt Hotel, New York stationery.

mssHM 52275

Juan Comapla letter to Dona Isabel del Valle

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