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Gaspard Monge letter
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Gaspard Monge wrote this letter in Paris while he held the position of the Minister of the Marine. The letter is in French and deals with war against England. The letter may have been intended for Edmond Charles Genet, the French Ambassador to the United States who was sent to the US to promote American support for France's wars with Spain and Britain.
mssHM 81229
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Antoine-François de Fourcroy and Gaspard Monge letter to the Minister of the Marine
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The letter from Antoine-François de Foureroy and Gaspard Monge to the Minister of the Marine regards Citoyen [Jean-François?] Clouet. The letter is dated 1 Ventôse, l'an 9 de la République française [1801 June 1], and is written in French from Paris. One page is torn.
mssHM 83080
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Walter Van Horn letter to "dear wife,"
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In this letter to his wife, Walter Van Horn acknowledges receipt of her last letter, and comments on the domestic details therein. He expects to return home from the war in the following spring or summer, and includes other details of his war experiences, including learning "from good authority" that Mexico will soon accept the terms proposed by the United States.
mssHM 27994
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J. Barker letters to Kirk Barker
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These two letters were written by J. Barker to his brother, Kirk, describing his search for gold in Australia and South America. In the first letter, HM 16535, dated 1853, March 13, J. Barker is in Melbourne, Australia, after a one hundred and ten day voyage. He writes that the prices of everything, including gold, is much higher in Australia, and says there is "plenty of gold to be had but the state of society is awful." In Melbourne, he writes "robery and murder is of comon occurrence" and yet he is "determined not to leave here without making something." The second letter, HM 16536, is dated 1853, October 11 and 14. J. Barker is on board the ship Lady Juliana, about to land in San Francisco, California. He is glad to be out of Australia, and laments that so many miners left good claims in California to travel to Australia. He has received no letters from home, despite having sent six himself. He has heard that gold has been discovered in South America, and he plans to depart for the Amazon River to search for himself.
mssHM 16535-16536
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Albion C. Sweetser letters to Alvah Littlefield and A. Blood
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Sweetser is conducting business in Sacramento, CA, at the time of these three letters, written to his colleagues during 1850-1851. Dated 1850, December 25, the first letter (HM 4185), Sweetser reports a Whig mayor has been elected to the city. The city has also learned tha California has been admitted to the United States, and a senator must now be elected. HM 4186, written 1851, January 14, sees Sweetser telling of his first trip to San Francisco, and he remarks "I think that if I had settled there that I should have done better." He reiterates his standing from previous letters that he has not been supplied with goods suitable to the market; if he had, then his profits would increase. There has been much excitement over a new discovery of gold. Included in this letter are two printed views of Sacramento. In the third letter (HM 4187, dated 1851, January 29) , Sweetser writes once more of the difference of opinion between himself and his colleagues regarding conduct of business. A boat exploded in the bay outside the city, resulting in several casualties. Included is a drawing depicting the stages of the experiences of the typical California miner.
mssHM 4185-4187
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J.M. (James Madison) Edmunds letter to William H. Stevens
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Edmunds writes of problems with Indians in California and Nevada, and of concerns that Arizona and New Mexico may encounter similar problems. He writes "I know the Government is determined to hold safety in that territory." Marked as "Copy."
mssHM 18963