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Edward Bosqui letter to "dear sir,"

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Description: Letter from Edward Bosqui in which he responds to an unknown writer's references to lithographic stone, which Bosqui says if genuine would be "worth more than a gold mine." He also includes a description of lithographic stone. On Bosqui Engraving and Printing Co. letterhead.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1884, January 8.
Call number: mssHM 73997
Creator: Bosqui, Edward (1832-1917)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Grahame Hardy, February 14, 1952.
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Edward Robeson Taylor letter to Mr. Prang

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In this letter to Mr. Prang written on letterhead of the Mayor's Office, City and County of San Francisco, Taylor thanks Prang for his kind birthday letter. He thinks the mayoral election on November 5, 1907 will go well, as he believes that the people seem to be for him while all the politicians are not. Taylor asks Prang to remember him to his wife and says that he is sending a copy of his selected poems that were published on the anniversary of the fire.

mssHM 29265

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George C. Perkins letter to Charles S. Randall

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Perkins responds to Randall's prior inquiry on the land of San Joaquin County and the Hutch-Armstrong Company. He states that "some of the soil is equal in value to that in any part of California and some of it is not worth $1 an acre, but generally speaking it is one of the best counties in the State," and that the county is home to the town of Stockton, "the fourth largest city in the State." He describes the Hutch-Armstrong company as owning a number of fruit ranches in California. On letterhead of the United States Senate.

mssHM 27953

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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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Andrew McKinley letter to John McKinley

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In this letter addressed to "my dear father," Andrew McKinley writes he is stricken with illness which "has somewhat increased my expenses....I would be obliged if you would send me some money." He also says he is thinking over his father's suggestion to move his business to the Eastern cities.

mssHM 29252

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Benjamin M. Read letter to Walter Douglas

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In this signed typewritten letter on Benjamin Read's professional letterhead, he thanks Walter Douglas for his prompt response to his letter and thanks him for his assistance, adding that he will give him credit in the next edition of the Illustrated History of New Mexico. Read also says that he would like to call on Douglas in the near future to examine the documents he has. He further requests additional information on the Gerónimo de Rivera Rendón bigamy case of 1603 along with Douglas's own credentials and citations. He closes by writing that he is send Douglas a copy of his large History of New Mexico by tomorrow's express.

mssHM 31542

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Edward Blackmore letter to "Dear Sir"

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Contains references to Charles Dickens.

mssHM 20312

Edward Bosqui letter to "dear sir,"

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