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Alexander W. (Alexander William) Williamson letter to James Joseph Sylvester
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Hewson's most important work is probably his "Experimental inquiry into the properties of the blood". His memoir in 1769 on the lymphatics in fishes won him the Copley Medal of the Royal Society.
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In this letter, an employee of Williamson & Mendenhall is answering E. E. Stokes' previous request for information regarding clothes and supplies he will need for gold mining in the Klondike (the letter is written to Stokes in New York, N.Y.). The unknown author details specific types of clothing such as shirts, pants, socks, shoes, etc. (along with their prices). The letter also suggests supplies such as a shoulder bag and a sleeping bag appropriate for the Alaskan weather. An annotated illustration of a jacket is glued to the first page and a heavy cloth sample that was pinned to the front page is in an envelope with the letter. The letter is signed "Williamson & Mendenhall."
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James Shields wrote this letter when he was commissioner of the General Land Office in Washington, D.C. In the letter he is notifying Thomas W. McCalla of an appointment "to a clerkship in this office." It is accompanied by an engraving of James Shields.
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The letter from Frederick Brasch to J. L. E. Dreyer discusses Brasch and Dreyer's mutual interest in the history of astronomy, Brasch's admiration of Dreyer's work, and Dreyer's having been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Gold Medal. Brasch requests copies of some of Dreyer's articles and asks that Dreyer read an enclosed article of Brasch's concerning the history of astronomy. Brasch also mentions that he is writing a book on the history of astronomy in the United States.
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Jackson discusses how he spent his birthday and the receiving of the gold medal awarded by Congress in appreciation of victory at New Orleans, February 27, 1815 during the War of 1812. Is sending advice to his son, particularly about his education, the importance of being truthful; he also reports on his health and the weather.
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The letters are written to Jerome by his sister Clara and brother Sylvester. The first, written by his sister Clara from a ranch in Watsonville, California in 1915, is about the death of his niece Jennie. Clara talks a little about her life in California. The second letter, written by his brother Sylvester from Uncasville, Connecticut in 1916, is a sympathy letter to James whose wife had just died.
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