Manuscripts
Sir James Bateman correspondence
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Newton Bateman letters
Manuscripts
Letters to Newton Bateman primarily written by his brother, E.B. Bateman. In addition to news of family and acquaintances, including the death of his son, E.B. writes from St. Louis of the unsanitary conditions of urban life and of prostitution (1848); from Fort Leavenworth of military preparations during the Mexican-American War, of his unofficial service as surgeon to Col. Easton's Missouri Infantry Volunteers, of his travels from Jefferson Barracks to Fort Leavenworth, and of Capt. George de Korponay (1848); from Jacksonville, Illinois, of the "college and academy in St. Louis" (1848); and from Stockton, California, of the cost of goods, difficulty with the mail, and of gold miners leaving for "better diggings" in Australia (1850-1853). Also included are a mathematics textbook circular, a letter from William Peel "P.M." referring to Daniel Anderson's property, and a letter from a friend of Newton's named Peter who writes of St. Charles College, Bateman's options with the school and his potential pay, and of the shooting death of a man named Sterling by Gran or Grun, of which Peter writes "Oh how I would like to make a speech in his defense...Should the Jury pronounce him guilty, it would be an outrage upon humanity were he executed."
mssHM 75002-75010
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William Hill letter to James Bateman, official of the South Sea Company, 1711 December 3
Manuscripts
Letter from William Hill offering to sell a manuscript chart book of the South Sea (the west coast of South America) by William Hacke to the South Sea Company. Hill states that he purchased the South Sea waggoner, or Buccaneer's atlas from Hacke "about 18 yeares agoe" for 70 pounds sterling. The letter goes on to explain that Hill is currently confined to the Poultry Comptor for a debt of around 30 pounds sterling, and the proceeds from the sale of this rare atlas would help restore him to his home and family as well as be of benefit to the South Sea Company.
mssHM 20096
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U.S. Pension Office file for Mrs. E.B. Bateman
Manuscripts
Xerox copies of original documents held in the U.S. Pension Office. These records document Mrs. E.B. Bateman's request for a government pension based upon her husband's service in the Mexican-American War.
mssHM 81123
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Seville-Golladay correspondence, (bulk 1866-1872)
Manuscripts
This group consists of four manuscripts, eleven letters, and three folders of ephemera. Three of the manuscripts are lyrical epitaphs written to commemorate the deaths of various people in no particular order. The fourth manuscript is a personal statement by Mary Elizabeth Seville Hill herself, in which she explains family connections as well as her own point of view with regard to the letters. The letters are mostly written by Mary Elizabeth, commonly called "Mary Lizzie," to her Southern cousins after the Civil War. The letters themselves contain references to their education, the presence of African Americans in schools, the aftermath of the Civil War, and general family news, such as illnesses and marriages. One letter in the group discusses the survival of the other letters in the group, and is written by a descendant of the Southern cousins to May Hill Arbuthnot, 1884-1969. Lastly, the ephemera consist of two hand-embroidered clothing fragments and a collection of newspaper epitaph clippings.
mssHM 79825-79839
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James Henry Gleason papers
Manuscripts
These letters by James Henry Gleason are vivid impressions of a colorful period in the history of the Sandwich Islands and of Alta California from 1841 to 1859. These letters have been published by The Arthur H. Clark Company in a book entitled Beloved Sister the letters of James Henry Gleason. There are two unpublished letters. The first was written by Jose Bandini to [James Santiago Johnson] on May 12, 1833 from San Diego, California. The second letter was written by Dorothy Gleason to Agnes C. Conrad on November 17, 1969 concerning an invitation to the 54th Birthday Anniversary of Her Majesty Kapiolani at Iolani Palace. There are also three deeds concerning land lots.
mssHM 81842-81902
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James Bethel letter to Ward Boyce
Manuscripts
Handwritten letter by James Bethel to his friend Ward Boyce, conveying news from the region of Fort Caspar, Wyoming Territory, including references to weather conditions, a forthcoming dance, the horse trade, the uncertainties of mail in his location, and his feelings of loneliness.
mssHM 83488