Manuscripts
L. C. Green letter to Amy Carpenter
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R.J. Whitely diary, (bulk 1849)
Manuscripts
The diary that Dr. Whitely kept while onboard the Cameo, from February 10 to October 7 when he arrived to San Francisco. The daily entries describe the crew, the passengers, (including ten "young gentlemen" of the Frankling Mining Company), sightings of passing ships, marine wildlife, weather, etc. He also describes Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Talcahuano (Chile), and Concepcion (Chile), commenting on the dress, worship, military, slave systems, buildings, customs, and landscapes of these cities. Also of particular note are Whitely's descriptions of the botanical gardens of the Brazilian emperor near Rio de Janeiro, of a bullfight in nearby Pria Grande, and of a party thrown for him and his companions in Concepcion by a local captain (although not all of these entries are fully readable). He frequently contrasted Brazilian and Chilean people and customs to their American counterparts.
mssHM 68599-68601
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Thomas Moore letter to James Carpenter
Manuscripts
A.L.S. from Thomas Moore to James Carpenter; the letter is only dated "Wednesday" so the date is derived from the postmark "C / 11 MA 11 / 1814".
mssHM 80303
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C. N. Felton letter to Fred Ingley
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Felton informs Ingley that Ingley's request for "a copy of the late report of the Secretary of State of California" has been passed on to the Secretary's Office. Typed letter, on printed letter head of the United States Senate, signed by hand. With envelope.
mssHM 21338
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J. J. Abbott letter to J. P. Carpenter
Manuscripts
Letter, written by J. J. Abbott to his friend and fellow teacher in Alabama, J. P. Carpenter. Abbott describes his journey to Mississippi, the city of Hudsonville, the school at which he is working, some school clubs that he founded, and his intent to attend Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Abbott also gives opinions about the South, slavery, and abolitionists.
mssHM 84005
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Charles L. Moore correspondence
Manuscripts
These letters by Charles L. Moore, which were written to his cousin Edmund H. Tindall in Illinois, include details about Moore's life on a farm in Compton, California. He talks about the weather, his family's crops, gold miners in Mammoth, and his personal life and social activities. Two of the letters were written by Moore's sister Jennie.
mssHM 68395-68405