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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Rufus Butterfield receipt of payment to Tulare County's Auditor's Office
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Manuscripts
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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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Manuscripts
Robert Wyman Butterfield writes five letters to his mother, Elsie Wyman Butterfield, describing his journey to California aboard the ship "North American" and his experiences upon arrival. HM 47858, dated August 23-September 5, 1852, contains details of Butterfield's ocean journey to California around Cape Horn, including lengthy and detailed descriptions of Cape Horn and Valparaíso. At the end of the letter, he has reached San Francisco, and plans to go to the mines. In his next letter (HM 47859, written 1852, September 26), Butterfield is in Sonora, searching for gold, and he writes of his journey to that place from San Francisco. The third letter, dated 1852, October 10, is HM 47860, and Butterfield and his companions have built themselves a cabin they call "The Gold Hunter's Mansion," and the bulk of the letter consists of its description. He is excited about his prospects for mining, though he understands that "the time has passed for acquiring great wealth." HM 47861 (dated 1853, May 30) contains Butterfield's description of California bachelors, and how he and his companions bake bread. The final letter in this series, HM 47862, written 1853, September 17, finds Butterfield still in Sonora, and his experiences attending church. He worries that letters written by and meant for him have been lost in transit. Also included with this letter is a one-page typescript obituary of Caroline A. Butterfield Brown.
mssHM 47858-47862
Visual Materials
A map of Tulare and Kern Counties while being painted on the exterior wall of the Visalia Local Office Building.
photCL SCE 04 - 00551
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Manuscripts
In this letter addressed to "Dear Brother," Butterfield reports that he and his companions have built a cabin and have established a mining camp. He is sending home a specimen of gold dust. His profession as a lawyer is becoming well-known, and he has been consulted for legal advice, but he has not complied, wishing to keep the details of his profession quiet.
mssHM 47863
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Manuscripts
This manuscript is a receipt of payment for "One Sett Team Harness" for a total of $37.50.
mssHM 19387
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of professional and personal correspondence of Rufus B. Bullock, which relate to the embezzlement charges against him as governor of Georgia, his career in the Republican Party, and his interest in spiritualism. Also included is a small amount of correspondence of his son, Freeman Bullock. Letters signed to Rufus B. Bullock from U.S. presidents include one from Benjamin Harrison, 1892 June 14 (HM 28796); and three from William McKinley, 1888 October and November (HM 28798 (1 & 2)), and 1893 November 13 (HM 28797).
mssHM 28784-28808
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of professional and personal correspondence of Rufus B. Bullock, which relate to the embezzlement charges against him as governor of Georgia, his career in the Republican Party, and his interest in spiritualism. Also included is a small amount of correspondence of his son, Freeman Bullock. Letters signed to Rufus B. Bullock from U.S. presidents include one from Benjamin Harrison, 1892 June 14 (HM 28796); and three from William McKinley, 1888 October and November (HM 28798 (1 & 2)), and 1893 November 13 (HM 28797).
mssHM 28784-28808