Manuscripts

Charles A. Leake letter to James W. Denver

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Description: Charles A. Leake wrote this letter to James W. Denver from "Sacramento City" and the letter is devoted almost entirely to California state politics. He writes at length upon the recently-concluded Democratic state party convention, the maneuverings therein of various factions, and the circumstances of leading California political figures such as former governor John Bigler and current U.S. senator David Broderick, as well as the influence of events in California upon national political events.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1857, July 17.
Call number: mssHM 83476
Creator: Leake, Charles A(Opens in new tab)
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Reverdy Johnson letter to James W. Denver

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Letter written by Reverdy Johnson to General James W. Denver and sent from San Francisco. Johnson writes that he will not be able to attend a meeting for the "friends of Judge Douglas" due to previous engagements. He mentions that he recently gave a speech supporting Douglas in Boston and had distributed related pamphlets. He also notes that he was having the speech copied in several California newspapers. Includes envelope and typed transcription of the letter.

mssHM 79958

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William Broderick letter to The Singer Manufacturing Company, San Francisco, California

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In his letter, Broderick discusses gold mines, manufacturing, Chinese laborers, the cattle trade, the currency question, and the population in California.

mssHM 58199

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David C. (David Colbreth) Broderick letter to John W. Forney

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Broderick has forwarded a package of letters sent by Forney, and says Forney should have time to copy the names before the departure of the next steamer to California.

mssHM 21329

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Charles Kingsley letter to " My Dear Hughes,"

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In this letter, Kingsley is ordering some fish flies (according to a sketch by Kingsley). He also comments upon an article in Punch.

mssHM 78384

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Charles W. Drury letters

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In the letters, Drury talks of gold mining and discoveries, the transcontinental railroad, shipping lines opening up travel to China and Australia, the Walker expedition of 1853 to Sonora, the future of Mexico and Hawaii as American territories, and California politics and climate.

mssHM 75088-75089

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Charles Dickens letter to Sir James Murray

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An autograph letter written while Charles Dickens lived in Italy; the letter is written to the Irish physician Sir James Murray and concerns the illness of Dickens' youngest surviving daughter, Catherine (Kate) Dickens Perugini. Also included is a trimmed page with the address of Sir James Murray and a black and white engraving of Charles Dickens. The items were originally framed behind glass but were removed by Huntington Library staff.

mssHM 75953

Charles A. Leake letter to James W. Denver

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