Manuscripts

Legal documents of Edward H. Von Pfister

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Description: Four legal documents relating to Edward H. Von Pfister, including a contract of the partnership between Von Pfister and William Vaughn for the firm of Von Pfister and Vaughn; an indenture between Sheriff B.C. Whittman, David A. Davis, and Von Pfister regarding land in Benicia; a statement by David A. Davis appointing Von Pfister as his attorney; and an inventory of the personal property of Von Pfister's wife Mary von Pfister.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1849-1851.
Call number: mssHM 74739-74742
Creator: Von Pfister, Edward H (1813-1886)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Wendell P. Hammon, July 8, 1968.

Mortgage with Edward H. Von Pfister

Manuscripts

This mortgage is an agreement between Benjamin D. Hyam and Edward H. Von Pfister. Hyam agrees to pay Von Pfister $930.00 for land in Benicia, Solano County, California.

mssHM 68332

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A. W. Von Schmidt letter to Julius Von Schmidt

Manuscripts

In this letter to his brother, A. W. Von Schmidt writes of business matters, and hopes that Julius and his wife will come soon to visit. He also writes that a woman named Fanny, who is apparently a mutual acquaintance, has turned "Unitarian."

mssHM 16517

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Documents (1862-1870). 3 items [1 item in oversize folder]

Manuscripts

Consists of an 1869 marriage certificate of James Richard Smith and Nancy Ross; an 1870 indenture between John B. Don and David Robinson, both of Arizona; and a 1862 passport for D. C. Robinson (see oversize folder)

mssDolley; photCL 123

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Legal and administrative documents

Manuscripts

Series includes a 1769 copy of Abraham Chapman's 1752 will; an appointment of Thomas Chapman to office of Register for Knox County, Tennessee, 1792 June 16; and a 1797 copy made by Thomas Chapman of a 1794 deed for land in Tennessee to James Richardson. Also present is an 1852 deed for land in Edwardsville, Illinois, with the secretarial signature of President Millard Fillmore. Series also includes several William Wesley Chapman items: a receipt for passage on ship J.M Ryerson from San Francisco to Realejo, Nicaragua, and Panama, 1850 September 12; an appointment of Chapman to the office of County Surveyor for Scott County, Illinois, 1855 November 13; and an indenture agreement with the Chicago Home for the Friendless to house and educate Tell Cloud, a three-year-old boy, 1866 October 22.

mssChapmanf

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Alexander von Humboldt letter to N. Maze

Manuscripts

This four-page letter, written in French by Alexander von Humboldt, is probably to his French publisher N. Maze. In the letter, Humboldt talks about his financial problems trying to publish Nova genera et species plantarum. He details problems he is having with the German government and also gives a breakdown of the publication expenses.

mssHM 70386

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Vermejo Club - Sundry documents

Manuscripts

7 items (some are fragments or note papers): 46-pp. opening with "THIS INDENTURE (4/19/1902)... by and between Maxwell Land Grant Company...and Frank Springer...(et al.)" ; 19-pp. (unbound) opening with "THIS INDENTURE (7/29/1902)... by and between Maxwell Land Grant Company...and Frank Springer...(et al.)" ; 6-pp. document, opening with "No. 55 - The Costilla Estates Development Co. ...filed (7/15/1913)" ; 7-pp. bound on maroon backing, "THIS INDENTURE...(9/20/1911)" - label on verso described this as "Certified copy of deed between the Costilla Estates Development Company and Adams Cattle Company...Taos County property - New Mexico, dated (9/20/1911)" ; two handwritten items on small pieces of notepaper.

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Legal documents of Edward H. Von Pfister

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