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Memoirs of William B. Ide and his descendants,1796-1949: bicentennial edition
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The Descendants of Thomas Judd
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Genealogical history detailing the experiences of the Judd family from the 17th-19th centuries. The manuscript begins with Thomas Judd in 1633, but concerns most particularly the lives of Mormons Zadok Knapp Judd Jr. (1855-1952) and his wife Ada Marie Howell Judd (1867-1953).
mssHM 70169
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Leland Monroe Hayward letter to General William B. Franklin of Hartford, Connecticut
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This letter from Leland Monroe Hayward is a letter of recommendation to appoint Captain J.H. Culver of Milford Nebraska as the Assistant Inspector General of Soldiers' Homes. William B. Franklin was president, Board of Managers, on inspection of branches of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and soldiers homes in states.
mssHM 29238
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Tehama County history
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This typed manuscript is a history of Tehama County and Red Bluff, the county seat. Gans describes in detail the following characteristics of the county: climate, wild life, geographic features, industries, railroads, libraries, water supply, schools, livestock, and agriculture of the county. Gans also talks about Lassen Volcanic National Park, Lassen National Forest, as well as prominent citizen William Brown Ide, who became President of the Bear Flag Republic in 1846, and Ishi, the Yana Indian who was found in Tehama County. Glued onto the manuscript is a newspaper clipping giving the population of Tehama County in 1951. Accompanying the manuscript is a typed letter from Gans to historian William Henry Hutchinson regarding Gans' manuscript.
mssHM 68168
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William Sullivan papers, (bulk 1796-1812)
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A collection of 74 items from 1795 to 1822, which consists of personal, political, and legal correspondence of William Sullivan; the collection consists entirely of retained copies of his letters. The largest group comprises letters dealing with Sullivan's early legal career from 1796 to 1798, including his involvement in collecting bad debts for General Henry Lee. Also included are letters written by Sullivan to his family during his journey to Philadelphia and Virginia in 1796. The letters dating from 1811 to 1812 contain political correspondence and deal chiefly with the foreign policy and the Federalist strategies for the impending Presidential election.
mssHM 48660-48732
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Bicentennial. 1 item
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The collection has several strong subject points for the purpose of research including journalism and the writing process and the history of Los Angeles. There are many letters written during World War II that discuss life in America as well as abroad, especially Iwo Jima. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence to Smith from his readers, many of whom were persons of note, and Smith's own subject files of topics often discussed in his columns. The manuscripts include a number of Smith's notebooks as well as drafts of essays and monographs. The ephemera includes appearances of Smith's columns, photographs of Smith's work and family, and printed materials related to Smith's work and family life.
mssSmith, Jack papers
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James Madison, Washington, D.C., commission to William Clark, Ninian Edwards, Auguste Chouteau :
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Appointing Governor of Missouri Territory William Clark, Governor of Illinois Territory Ninian Edwards, and Auguste Chouteau of the Missouri Territory as commissioners with full power to conference and sign treaties with Indian nations situated on the Mississippi River. Countersigned by James Monroe as Secretary of State.
mssHM 3991