Manuscripts

J. H. Randolph letter to William Bostwick

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Description: Letter by planter J. H. Randolph to cotton merchant William Bostwick about the possible sale of a slave woman named Elizabeth. "If you desire to buy her, you should have her -- She is very likely in her prime -- The price will be $550."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1845, January 23.
Call number: mssHM 82542
Creator: Randolph, J. H (1792-1869)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Cowan's Auctions, Lot 372, from timed auction ending October 26, 2015 .
Dimensions: 19 cm :

-----. 1 letter to J. H. Mathers

Manuscripts

The collection is composed entirely of correspondence between various members of the Mathers family. The bulk of the collection consists of letters between Harry and his mother, A.C. Mathers, and his wife, Nettie Mathers. Harry's letters reflect his experiences working as a surveyor in the railroad and mining industries in California and northern Mexico during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Correspondence between A.C.Mathers, Harry Mathers, and Nettie Mathers also discusses the personal details of the Mathers' family life, especially Harry and Nettie's children. The collection also includes some letters between A.C., Harry, and Nettie and the couple's sons, Donald, Frank, and Paul Mathers. There are also a few letters between Nettie and her parents, C. Dibble and C. A. Dibble, as well as a few from her siblings, Ethel, Karl, Katie, and "Stell." The collection's 134 letters are arranged in folders alphabetically by author and then by addressee. Within each folder, letters are sorted chronologically. The last folder contains empty envelopes that could not be matched to letters in the collection.

mssMathers correspondence

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J. H. Simpson letter to Edward M. Kern

Manuscripts

Simpson informs Kern that had he heard of Kern's plans to return to St. Louis earlier, Simpson would have hired him as an assistant, and sends his regrets. He also writes that Kern should soon receive a congressional copy of the Navajo report.

mssHM 20645

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J. H. Simpson letter to Edward Meyer Kern

Manuscripts

Simpson expresses his regret that he could not have met Edward Kern before returning to Maryland, especially given the recent letter from Richard, Edward's brother. He writes of John Charles Frémont's candidacy for the U.S. Presidency, and tells of his search in Philadelphia to find members of Kern's family.

mssHM 20664

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J. H. Settlemier & Son letters

Manuscripts

The letters are written by Will S. Fawcett of the Quaker Colony Nurseries in Whittier, California, and James A. Anderson a nurseryman from Lodi, California. The letters discuss prices for trees and supplies and the fear that business will suffer due to bad weather.

mssHM 68323-68324

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J. H. Simpson letter to Edward M. Kern and John Kern

Manuscripts

Simpson writes to the Kern brothers regarding a ring worn by the late Richard H. Kern which was turned over to Brigham Young. Simpson gives several recommendations for tracking down the ring.

mssHM 20661

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Mathers, J. H. 2 letters to [A. C. Mathers]

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mssMathers correspondence

J. H. Randolph letter to William Bostwick

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