Manuscripts
John Scott Eldon letter to "My dear Lord,"
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John A. Scott letter to Wilson Scott
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In this letter to his brother, John A. Scott writes of his journey to California. He reports the roads through Wyoming are in poor condition, and rainy weather made crossing rivers dangerous and difficult. At Fort Laramie, he saw many teams planning their routes West. Sicknesses such as cholera are rampant, and he has seen many graves along the roads. Includes fragment of envelope.
mssHM 15244
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John Conness letter to "My Dear Sir,"
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In this letter to an unknown recipient, John Conness writes that "the men of my time have passed" and that "their names will stand identified for all time with great work in serving our country."
mssHM 21339
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"John" letter to "my dear aunt,"
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Typescript of a letter sent from "John" to "my dear Aunt," written while he was at sea heading to San Francisco on board the steamer Tennessee. He writes of leaving New York on the steamer Cherokee, canoing across the Isthmus of Panama, the scenery and native people of the area, and conditions on board the Tennessee. He concludes the letter on April 16 after his arrival in San Francisco, and briefly describes lumber and mining prospects.
mssHM 73059
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George F. Kent letters to "My Dear John," and "My Dear Cousin,"
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In the first letter to John R. French, George Kent discusses his admiration for the democratic spirit of the mining camps and comments on various social phenomena, expressing his distaste for gambling and his revulsion toward the recently passed fugitive slave law
mssHM 57698-57699