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The humor of hanging

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Description: A signed, typewritten satirical essay on the subject of hanging and capital punishment; the writer of the essay is invited to witness a hanging at the State Prison, this is undoubtedly San Quentin, though that venue is not specifically named. With some smoke damage; from the collection of Fred Bennet.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: Approximately 1914.
Call number: mssHM 83691
Creator: Sterling, George (1869-1926)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by the Brick Row Book Shop on behalf of The Huntington Library from Pacific Book Auction Galleries auction, Sale 642, Lot 381, May 3, 2018.

Joseph S. Paxson diary

Manuscripts

This daily diary documents Paxson's struggle with business and gold mining. He discusses in detail his financial problems, his loneliness in the city, and his unhappiness with his living situation. Paxson also notes all the ships arriving in San Francisco and the actions of the vigilance committees. At the end of the diary is an 11-page essay about the murder of James King and the hanging of James P. Casey and Charles Cora in May. Accompanying the diary is an incomplete transcript only covering January 1 to July 14.

mssHM 68388

Man standing by 1920's automobile with water bag hanging on door at the edge of what is probably the Grand Canyon

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[Man standing by 1920's automobile with water bag hanging on door at the edge of what is probably the Grand Canyon.]

photCL SCE 02 - 07007

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The Nucleous of Our Planet in a State of Igneous Liquifaction: essay ; watercolor miniature of Edgar Allan Poe

Manuscripts

This essay was written by Eveleth in late 1848; he wrote it in response to Edgar Allan Poe's "Eureka." The cover of the volume and the printed version of Eveleth's essay are incorrectly attributed to Poe.

mssHM 1187

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John Tyler, Washington, D.C., letter to Robert Tyler, Williamsburg, Virginia :

Manuscripts

Tyler's letter to his son at the College of William & Mary is primarily an eye-witness account of the attempted assassination of President Andrew Jackson on January 30 at the funeral of Representative Warren R. Davis; also includes some family matters. Some text has been crossed out.

mssHM 23120

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Weitere Untersuchungen die Electrolyse des Wassers betreffend: page proofs of essay

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Page proofs of essay by Hermann von Helmholtz originally written in 1887; the essay discusses the topic of the electrolysis of water that he had initially explored in his 1883 essay, On the Thermodynamics of Chemical Processes. The typescript is in German, with corrections and emendations by the author in German and marginal annotations by an unidentified person in English. One annotation in English is signed by an unidentified editor at the publisher, Taylor & Francis.

mssHM 83096

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Agreement regarding lot in San Francisco

Manuscripts

This manuscript outlines the agreement between John Ellig, John Townsend, and Charles Cline regarding a plot of land in San Francisco labeled "Plot 188." Each of the three men will own an equal share of the land. On verso is a note by James G. Dunleavy, dated 1847, February 15, where he signs as witness.

mssHM 35195

The humor of hanging

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