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Samuel Hopkins Willey letter to Miss Lord
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Samuel D. Snowden letter to Alvin T. Smith
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In this letter, Snowden asks Alvin Smith to please take care of certain affairs for him in Oregon, chiefly concerning land claims, while Snowden is in California. He also writes of how Oregon men are faring in the quest for gold around Sutter's Fort.
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Kimball Hale Dimmick letter to Sarah Dimmick
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In this letter to his wife, Kimball Dimmick writes that he is well, despite his loneliness, and he has just gotten over an illness. He also writes of an event where an Indian chief demanded that a dead Indian and his Indian murderer be turned over to them, and when both were given to his care, he and his people dug a grave, threw in both the murderer and his victim, and buried both together, the murderer being alive while they did so.
mssHM 4197
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Charles C. (Charles Coulson) Rich letter to Sarah D. Rich
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Letter from Charles Rich in Little Salt Lake City to his wife Sarah D. Rich in Great Salt Lake City, Deseret. Rich writes that he has been ill but is recovering, describes his supplies and food, and asks Sarah to pay the taxes at home. He writes that he will send her something when he gets to the mines, gives instructions on building a storehouse, and implores Sarah to "take special care of the children." He also includes notes to his children telling them to behave properly.
mssHM 72835
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Walter E. Scott [Death Valley Scotty] letter to "Dear friend Miss Irean [Irene?]"
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In this letter, Scott acknowleges Irene's letter of October 20th and thanks her for the invitation to visit. He promises to call on them when he gets in to Los Angeles. He writes that he has been in the mountains with the pack mules, but has been laid up due to injuries. He asks Irene to tell Willard that he is okay. Scott writes that he hears that Johnson is bankrupt and that the government has taken possession of the castle. He's not sure because he doesn't see Johnson very often and hasn't seen him at all since last Thanksgiving. Scott mentions the Borax works and the "so called 'National Park.'" He also declares that he refuses to do anymore "ballyhooing jest for that D.V. [Death Valley] hot dog joint" and says that they are all jealous because he has the castle. Scott writes that there is no one at the castle save himself and the house boy. He relates that he is doing fine and to tell Willard that he can weather any storm. Cover envelope is addressed to Willard c/o City Editor--Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles, Cal. and is postmarked possibly Barstow, Calif., Nov, 15 1928. A second and third postmark on the verso is from Los Angeles, Calif., 8PM, Nov 15, 1928.
mssHM 30947
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Samuel B. (Samuel Beach) Axtell letter to Theodore F. Dwight
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Axtell speaks highly of Dwight's family, saying "The name of Dwight is also one which always challenges respect." He writes that he encloses a speech, but the speech is not included with the letter.
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D.C. Goddmer letter to Joseph Gales and William Winston Seaton
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Goddmer writes to Gales and Seaton that he has sent them a copy of the private journal of John Russell Bartlett, and that Bartlett has given permission to publish the journal, or send further copies to certain individuals named in a letter to Goddmer.
mssHM 4015