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George Biddell Airy letters
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George Bruce Upton letters to his father
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This is a series of nine letters written by George Bruce Upton, Junior, to his father, describing his journey to California and his experiences therein. The first two letters, HM 24681 and 24684, were written in February and April, 1852, while the younger Upton was en route to California aboard the ship "Great Britain." By the next letter (HM 24683, dated April-May, 1852), the ship has landed at San Francisco. HM 24684 (written May 31) sees George Junior in San Francisco, attempting to order goods for the opening of a store. In the next letter, (HM 24685, dated June 15), he travels to gold mines out of curiosity, and to check on an acquaintance, whom had gone there to search for gold. Putnam, the would-be miner, was found not doing well. George Junior likes what he has seen of San Francisco, though he is not enamored with its government. HM 24686, written in San Francisco on November 15, tells of a fire in Sacramento that, according to Junior, will "enhance the value of almost every description of merchandise" in San Francisco. The rest of the letter is concerned with the shipping and prices of goods, and details of the purchasing of a boat and insurance. The next letter in the series is dated January 15, 1854. George Junior is living in a shared house in San Francisco, and he writes "the city has improved wonderfully." The following letter was written May 31, 1854 (HM 24688) and contains George Junior's description of his visit to gold mines, and his own successful attempts at panning and digging. He also mentions quartz mining as a potential and relatively untapped source of revenue. In his opinion, he considers "the idea of the mines giving out, in the usual acceptance of the expression, as highly improbable." The final letter in this series is HM 24689, alleged to have been written in San Francisco in 1854, as only the final eight pages of the twelve-page letter remain. George Junior reports that "the mining population has diminished greatly," and that the market for goods has also fallen. He worries about the long-term prospects of San Francisco, despite its rapid growth during his stay there.
mssHM 24681-24689
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George C. Pardee letter to Lewis Francis Byington
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Letter is a response to numerous letters sent by Byington, the former was District Attorney of San Francisco, who asked that Docia Nolan, a woman convicted of robbery be pardoned since one Henry Milton made a confession exonerating her and Michael Dolan for any participation of the crime. Governor Pardee requests Byington's opinion on the guilt of Docia Nolan and further requests that he send a resume of the evidence upon which she was convicted. Letter is signed in manuscript on Executive Department, State of California, Sacramento letterhead. Enclosed with the letter is a 2 page typewritten copy of Henry Milton's confession.
mssHM 29254
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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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George C. Pardee letter to the Reverend Lawrence F. Bower
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Letter is a response to a request for an autographed card and photograph. The governor enclosed an autographed card, but had no photograph on hand. Letter is signed in manuscript on Executive Department, State of California, Sacramento letterhead.
mssHM 74617
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Charles Fellows letters to William E. Gladstone, plus satiric verses
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Handwritten copies of two letters written by Charles Fellows to William E. Gladstone in 1893 and nine satirical poems about Gladstone written in the 1890s. The letters, one dated July 12, 1893 and one dated July 13 and July 14, 1893, concern what Fellows describes as Gladstone's inadequate response to statements by Andrew Carnegie regarding the Queen of England in the Express and Star newspaper. The letter dated July 14, 1893, is written on the same page as a brief reply to Fellows by Gladstone's assistant, dated July 13. One of the poems, entitled The Time that's Coming, is by Charles Fellows and dated 1886; the rest are undated and unattributed.
mssHM 83044-83054