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John Roberts letters
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Captain John H. Roberts letter to S.D. Saulisburry
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This letter by Roberts is addressed to S.D. Saulisburry (a misspelling of S.D. Saulisbury, who served on the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors from 1893 to 1897). In this letter he asks about possible forest fires in the area as well as the classification of a "Grand Victory Rock" and various specimens of unidentified material.
mssHM 84086
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Clarence D. Herriott letter
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Autograph letter on stationery of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha (Oriental Steamship Company), written by the Reverend Clarence Herriott to his brother Paul aboard the ship SS America Maru, near the Hawaiian Islands, on his way to missionary work in China. Herriott comments upon his encounters with Chinese steerage passengers, his perceptions of the Chinese as a race, and his missionary work among them. He also refers to his brother's future.
mssHM 83465
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Robert Turnball letter to Reverend John Beers
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In this letter, Turnbull talks about a trip he is going to take to Los Angeles (he writes from San Diego County) to look at some land. He also talks about several land grants in southern California including Rancho La Puente and Rancho Azusa; he also describes San Gabriel Valley in general and mentions some water problems in the area. The letter includes a hand-drawn map of the area surrounding Azusa and the La Puente Rancho. On the map, Turnbull writes "The land lying between Spadra [Pomona] and the Gov lands opposite Booth Ranch is the Rancho La Puente the Grant of whom your uncle bought" and "the squatters take the water out a the mouth of River carry across Dalton's Ranch on to the Gov lands the surplus reaching the Booth Ranch."
mssHM 75112
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Robert Whitney Waterman letter to William Buel Franklin and autographed photograph
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HM 21322 is a letter to General Franklin, written on December 3, 1890. Waterman enclosed receipts for $5,125 of aid to Veterans Home at Yountville, and writes that "with this ceases my officials acts as Governor of California." He informs Franklin that his successor, H. H. Markham, will be inaugurated on January 8, 1891. HM 21323, dated December 6, 1890, contains an autographed photograph of Waterman and an autographed note bearing the words "Business before Pleasure." The recipient of both is not indicated. The letter and the note are written on pages with printed letterhead of the Executive Department of the State of California.
mssHM 21322-21323
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Edward Tiffin et al, Ohio, letter to Thomas Jefferson
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Autograph letter signed. Recommendation for the Christianizing of Native Americans with Reverend William Wood as missionary. Signed by 44 individuals. (2 pages)
HM 5979
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John A. Scott letter to Wilson Scott
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In this letter to his brother, John A. Scott writes of his journey to California. He reports the roads through Wyoming are in poor condition, and rainy weather made crossing rivers dangerous and difficult. At Fort Laramie, he saw many teams planning their routes West. Sicknesses such as cholera are rampant, and he has seen many graves along the roads. Includes fragment of envelope.
mssHM 15244