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Richard Armour letter to Paul Zall
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[Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874]. 1 letter to John Kenyon, 1784-1856, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1856, Sep. 16), Brighton (Eng.)
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Note: Cornwall was the penname of Bryan Waller Procter; letter is signed "B.W. Procter."
HM 69297
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Travel letter of Casey Albert Wood
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This letter was written while Wood was on a year-long stay in Fiji and other islands in the Pacific Ocean. In the letter, written from Suva, Fiji, Wood talks about the birds and plants he sees in the various islands, with a focus on Fiji. Wood also talks a bit about the geographic areas' history and discovery. Included with the travel letter is a brochure for "The Grand Pacific Tour: the Voyage of the 20th Century" by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, Ltd. and a letter by Cora Raymond to Dr. George W. McCoy regarding the travel letter (1924, February 25).
mssHM 74840
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A.L. (Alfred Leslie) Rowse letters to Robert B. Abbott
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In these four letters, Rowse talks about several of his publications and offers to send Abbott copies of some of them. He also mentions a TV appearance he made regarding Shakespeare (1989). The letters were written from Rowse's home in St. Austell, Cornwall.
mssHM 78355-78358
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Joseph Heller letter to Paul Hardacre
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This typewritten letter, written to Professor Paul Hardacre (who taught at Vanderbilt University) is as follows: Dear Professor Hardacre: Many thanks to you for sending me the photograph from The Times. I envy that man lying on the grass in Cornwall, not merely because he is reading Catch-22, but because he appears to be having a much better time doing it than I had all summer traipsing about all through Europe for Holiday magazine, which is why it has taken me so long to acknowledge your kindness in sending me the clipping. Thank you again. Cordially, Joseph Heller [signed]." With the letter is a newspaper clipping of an article entitled "Writing novels slowly but with hardly a catch," about Joseph Heller, from The Times, October 17, 1975.
mssHM 78362
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Gustave Eiffel letter to Paul Buquet
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The letter, written by Eiffel to the director of his alma mater in June 1902, was presented to the École Centrale Paris along with a copy of Eiffel's book La tour de trois cents métres, 1900. In the letter, Eiffel describes his book and talks about the Eiffel Tower, its history and the modifications done to to the tower for the Exposition of 1900. He also states that he hopes the copy of the book will help future students of the school. The letter is in French.
mssHM 74095
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Richard E. Barnes letters to George Barnes
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Six letters written by Richard E. Barnes from Diamond Springs, California (about 5 miles south of Placerville), to his brother George Barnes. The letters give an interesting flavor of life in a gold rush community in the late 1850s. Barnes talks about wages, prices, problems with mail and communications, hunting adventures including a friend getting shot accidentally, a friend's bear fight with a grizzly, the vigilance committee, and his longing for people to write him and to go back home. Barnes goes into some detail about the mines and mining in the area and money being earned and lost.
mssHM 82353-82358