Manuscripts

Rowland Burdon letter to "Mr. Chowne,"

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Description: The letter gives details regarding the design and construction of the Sunderland Bridge including specific measurements of the bridge and materials used.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1795, October 13.
Call number: mssHM 76728
Creator: Burdon, Rowland (approximately 1757-1838)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Burndy Library Collection, Gift of Dibner Family, November 2006.
Dimensions: 25 cm
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Rowland Hunter letter to "Dear Sir,"

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Autograph letter (draft) from Rowland Hunter to "Dear Sir," December 21, 1814. In this draft, Hunter explains and proposes why he should continue publishing Maria Edgeworth's works, after what appears to be dissolution between the two.

mssHM 80444

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Andelucia Lee Conde letter to "My dear Sweet Sister,"

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Conde's letter gives details about missionary activities and the native Hawaiians.

mssHM 80996

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John Russell Bartlett letter to D.C. Goddmer

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John R. Bartlett gives details of his duties related to his role in the Mexican Boundary Commission.

mssHM 4016

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Dámaso Antonio Rodriguez letter to an unknown recipient

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In this letter to an unknown recipient, Rodriguez gives details of the Indian uprising at Santa Barbara. In Spanish. First page of letter missing.

mssHM 16591

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Plot for a tract of land in Mission Dolores

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This manuscript is a labeled sketch of a tract of land located in Mission Dolores, California. Measurements and other details are included, and there is a note confirming future ownership to Carmen Sibrian de Bernal. Dated July, 1868.

mssHM 19407

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Letter to "My Dear Eva,"

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Letter in which an unknown author gives an eyewitness account of the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, which the writer describes as "the worst experience in the history of California." Includes an account of the writer's own experience of the actual earthquake, as well as detailed observations of subsequent damage. The letter gives descriptions of the city made from a boat in San Francisco Bay, with specific mentions of Market Street, Chinatown, Van Ness Avenue, and the residences of Mrs. Oelrichs, Claus Spreckels, and P.F. Butler. Gives a detailed account of the extent of the damage and institution of martial law. Also included are three contemporary picture postcards of earthquake damage.

mssHM 64284

Rowland Burdon letter to "Mr. Chowne,"

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