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Henry Hastings Sibley Letter to G. Rand
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Alexander H. Sibley correspondence
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Ten of the twenty-five letters were written by Alexander H. Sibley, and are chiefly about his voyage to California by sea. The letters written before Sibley left New York discuss the prevailing feeling of "gold fever" among his fellow passengers. He also wrote letters from Chagres and Havana, describing his stopovers in Panama and Cuba during his sea voyage. A letter by Sibley to his brother-in-law, Charles Christopher Trowbridge, describes the San Francisco fire of June 1850. A letter by Benjamin S. Lippincott discusses gold discoveries and vigilante activity in Sonora, CA. The other letters, written by various family members and friends in Detroit, MI, and Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien, WI, are mainly about family affairs, and include a letter by Sibley's brother, Henry Hastings Sibley, regarding their mother's death.
mssHM 60827-60851
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Statement concerning letter of Wabasha and Taopi to Henry Hastings Sibley
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Regarding the letter from Wabasha to General Sibley, Good Thunder wishes to add that Wabasha wishes to "be among the whites and live like a white man."
mssHM 29234
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Henry Huntley Haight letter to John Thompson Hoffman
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Haight reports that he has received Hoffman's letter regarding the case of James Fitzmorris, and gives his opinion on the matter, which concerns Fitzmorris' attempted robbery of a jeweller's shop in Sacramento "with an iron wrench in hand." Fitzmorris, who may have been drinking before the incident, allegedly planned to murder the jeweller as well, but was unsuccessful, and fled when the injured shopkeeper called for help. Printed letterhead of the State of California Executive Department.
mssHM 27913
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Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon letterbook
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Copies of official correspondence concerning the military defense of the North, written in Earl's official capacities as Lord President of the North and Lord Lieutenant of the northern countries
mssHM 30881
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Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of Hastings letters
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These letters were written to the Scottish advocate and Tory politician Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville. The first four letters were written from London (to Henry Dundas) and deal with personal things as well as finding a position for a friend, etc. The last three letters were written from Calcutta (to Robert Dundas) and deal with the East India Company, Great Britain's interests in India, as well as British politicians in Calcutta. The other item is a list of pensions Hastings recommended to the "Lord Advocate."
mssHM 80771-80778
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William Henry Harrison, headquarters at St. Mary's, letter to Isaac Shelby, Frankfort, Kentucky :
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Harrison writes to the governor of Kentucky during the War of 1812, discussing his appointment as commander of the northwestern army and a proposed expedition to Detroit. He also discusses the conduct cases of Major Bodly (presumably Thomas Bodley) and Mr. Eastland. Harrison mentions reported activities of Native Americans in the area of Brownstown, Michigan, and the army's goal of sweeping them "from Brownstown to the Rapids." Postscript in Harrison's hand discusses new intelligence about actions at Fort Defiance and his subsequent plans.
mssHM 23010