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Edward Gould wrote these four letters to Sarah Ann Gould, who was perhaps his sister, while he was in California searching for gold. In the first letter (HM 31530, dated 1850, August 30), Gould has sent home "12 1/2/ ounces" and is "keeping grocery at the same place." He writes that he has almost come home several times, but "the thought of coming with so little Dust has kept me back." HM 31531 is dated 1850, October 14, and in it, Edward writes that with the decline of successful digging, things have become very uncertain. However, the city of San Francisco is growing and improving at an incredible rate. In Edward's next letter (HM 31532, dated 1851, April 30) he is back at the mines, after having a dull visit to San Francisco. He hopes his prospecting will improve as the water levels drop, and plans to "engage a little in the boot trade." The fourth and final letter in this series (HM 31533, written 1852, January 13) finds Edward still in the mines, planning to stay through spring.
mssHM 31530-31533
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Signed autograph letter from William Cowper to English merchant and philanthropist John Thornton thanking him for sharing the encouraging opinions of American statesman Benjamin Franklin on Cowper's new book of poetry and discussing the impact of negative criticism by "periodical critics" on his desire to continue write. Letter is signed "Wm Cowper, Olney," and addressed to "John Thornton, Esqr., Clapham, Surry [i.e. Surrey]."
mssHM 24316
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Autograph letter signed. Invitation to visit New Haven. In hand of Edwards. (1 page)
HM 71037
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Collection is comprised of a photograph, an autograph letter, signed by A. Korn, and a newspaper clipping. The photograph (a portrait of Edward VII) is the first image transmitted by wire to a British newspaper, the Daily Mirror. It is inscribed by A. Korn in the margin: "mit fal. Grüssen Arthur Korn". Accompanying is an autograph letter, signed, in German, to an unidentified correspondent, dated London, 1907, November 9. This letter also contains an integral leaf containing a draft of the receipent's response dated Sunday, November 1 [1907]. The third and final item is a German newspaper clipping, in Fraktur, announcing Korn's shared prize in theoretical physics and his successful work in phototelegraphy.
mssHM 82990
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Autograph signed letter from Sedgwick to English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist Richard Owen, regarding "some new bones from our 'Green Sand' - certainly one new species of Pterodactyl." Sedgwick was coming to London to present the bones to Owen at the British Museum. Includes a lithograph portrait of Adam Sedgwick by J. H. Lynch after a drawing by S. Lawrence [1844]. The portrait is signed by Adam Sedgwick.
mssHM 72875
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The letter from John Percy to Edward William Cooke regards a Royal Academy exhibition, Cooke's travels, art, and Percy's wife's health.
mssHM 83090