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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
John Hopkinson Collection of letters and documents relating to his will and settlement of his estate
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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
In 1790, Francis Hopkinson received The Premium of John Hyacinth de Magellan medal from the American Philosophical Association, for his invention of a spring block to assist sailboats. It reads: "Awarded by the American Philosophical Assocation to Francis Hopkinson for his invention of a spring-block to assist a vessel in sailing 1790."
mssHM 84359
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This collection of documents contains a list of property held by Yorba upon his death, a statement of the distribution of this land, records and receipts related to the settlement of his estate upon his death, a list of the expenses of his family and servants, and a certified copy of his will. In Spanish.
mssHM 26653
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In this letter addressed to his Aunt Jane, Charles Louis Hopkinson asks if he might come and live with her in order to go to school, and she would receive twenty dollars a month from Charles' mother. He also writes of the murder of James King by James P. Casey, and the imprisonment of Casey and conspirator Charles Cora, prompting the involvement of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance. The episode caused much excitement. The first page of this pictorial letter sheet is a sketch of the surrender of Casey and Cora; the letter is on pages two through four.
mssHM 40687
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Two autographed letters signed, from Coast Survey Office, Washington, March 25 and August 27, 1857, from Louis François de Pourtalés to E. Meriam, of New York, requesting information about an earthquake off the California coast in August, 1856, and subsequently thanking Meriam for information received.
mssHM 70411-70412
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Document of a settlement between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the "wives, heirs, and legates" of the Brigham Young estate. Signed by Mary Ann Angell Young, Eliza Roxcy Snow Young, Brigham Young, Jr., Fanny C. Thatcher, Augusta Adams Young, John W. Young, Harriet B. Young, and others.
mssHM 30696
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Brief history of the settlement of Red Bluff, California, including the arrivals of William Myers in 1850 and E.G. Reed in 1852. Includes testimony regarding land, early settlement, and building construction in Red Bluff from Reed and J.G. Doll. Also contains excerpts from a series of court briefs relating to land disputes, including the following : 1) Brief by O.C. Pratt in the case of J.G. Doll vs. Meador, California Supreme Court, January 1860; 2) Brief by George Cadwallader in J.G. Doll appeal of J. Granville Doll vs. Citizens of Red Bluff, March 31, 1864; and 3) Brief by George Cadwallader before Interior Department, December 15, 1862. This is followed by testimony regarding land and settlement in Red Bluff by Myers, Reed, Doll, L.H. Sanborn, A.H. Stout, Stephen Brearcliffe, S.M. Bishop, and County Judge Newell Hall of Tehama County.
mssHM 72832