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Leonora J. Wendell letters
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Elizabeth Benton (Lily) Frémont letter to Clara Stanton Howe
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Miss Frémont writes that she is leaving town for a month and that a lady with a subscription book for the F.F. Society called on her that day, but she didn't have time to look into the matter. Miss Frémont told the caller that all connections to that society are now through her (Mrs. Howe) and that she would see her about it when she got back unless the matter was pressing. In that case, Mrs. Howe could write her at Long Beach. The letter is signed: Yours sincerely, E. Benton Frémont, Los Angeles, Thursday afternoon.
mssHM 16698
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J. J. Abbott letter to J. P. Carpenter
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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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Letter book of Cleophas J. Moross
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The letter book contains typescripts of Cleophas' letters to his parents from 1904 to 1907 (the letters are bound out of order). He writes from Denver, Colorado; Spokane, and Rosalia, Washington; Post Falls, Idaho; Ogden, Utah; Portland and Pendleton, Oregon; San Francisco (after the earthquake), San Jose, Los Angeles and Fullerton, California; Hot Springs, Arkansas; Fort Worth, and San Antonio, Texas; and Monterrey, Mexico. In his letters he talks about the activities he does in each city; the work he does to earn money (he spends some time working with the Coeur D'Alene and Spokane Railroad and at a grocery store in Fullerton); relatives he visits; and the weather and geography of each location. He also talks more specifically about the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City; the Sidney Sloane murder case in Spokane as well as Indians he sees in Washington; the conditions of San Francisco since the 1906 earthquake; and his visit to the Alamo. In a letter dated 1906, August 18, Cleophas writes "I have fallen in love with the West since I have been here and I think it is the only place." He urges his parents to sell their property in Michigan and come West as well. With the letter book is a letter written by his brother Harry to their parents, Christmas 1896, and newspaper clippings about the drowning of both Harry and Cleophas.
mssHM 75102
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A. J. Markley letter to Charles Stearns
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Markley expresses his condolences for the death of Chancey E. Stearns, who was Charles' brother. He writes of Chancey's recent visit to Somersville in Contra Costa County, where he met his death due to illness. He was a cook at a local hotel. Chancey's possessions will be forwarded to Charles. With photocopy of front side of envelope.
mssHM 21309
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Benjamin J. Edson letters to Robert Moir
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In these four letters to Robert Moir, Benjamin J. Edson writes of the business of mining in Nevada. Three of the letters (HM 16523-16525) are dated 1865; April 16, May 9, and October 31 respectively, while HM 16526 was writted 1879, March 28. Much of the content of the letters concern mining claims and their pending sales, with procedures outlined in detail. It appears that Mr. Moir is a potential investor in said claims, and Edson is acting as local agent, arranging and reporting on the ongoing business. By late 1865, they have procured a mill and have begun operations. In the final letter, Edson asks Moir for employment, as he apparently left their mutual business dealings fifteen years prior.
mssHM 16523-16526
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William J. Howard letters
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The seven letters, which are all addressed to William J. Howard, are written by Patrick Edward Connor, William Proctor Hughey, James Mason Hutchings, and John Ricketson. The letters by Patrick Edward Connor, who was also a California Ranger, discuss Harry Love and the act that was passed May 13, 1854 giving Captain Love his reward money for killing Murieta. William Hughey's letter (1879, June 16) discusses Denis Kearney, the Workingmen's Party of California, and the state constitutional convention of 1878. James Mason Hutchings' three letters (1879) are about tourism in the Yosemite Valley, the Yosemite commission, and the state constitution. John Ricketson's letter (1879, Feb. 27) discusses land in Sonora, Mexico
mssHM 65969-65975