Manuscripts

Jane Elizabeth Bayard Wilson letter to Caroline A. Bayard

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Description: In her letter written from Monrovia, Liberia, Jane Elizabeth Bayard Wilson describes her life in Monrovia and her travels in Liberia, including a visit to New Georgia. She also mentions James Eden, a Black missionary who came to Liberia in 1833. The letter is addressed to her cousin Caroline A. Bayard in Philadelphia.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1836 January 29.
Call number: mssHM 84006
Creator: Wilson, Jane Elizabeth Bayard(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC, February 2020.
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Bayard Taylor letters

Manuscripts

A small group of letters primarily by noted author Bayard Taylor. Of these, most are written to his sister Emma Taylor Lamborn; others are written to his mother Rebecca Way Taylor, his brother-in-law Charles B. Lamborn, and friends including Edmund Clarence Stedman. Other letters include (1) by C. C. Clarke, (1) by George William Curtis, and (1) by Rebecca Way Taylor. This group also includes a few miscellaneous items, notably a photograph of Emma Taylor Lamborn, and a signed engraving of Bayard Taylor.

mssHM 72921-72944

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William Bayard papers

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This group of twelve items contains letters and notes regarding William Bayard's proposed stagecoach route from Missouri to California. Seven of the twelve items are by William Bayard; these items include a letter and several notes regarding the cost of the stagecoach route, the supplies that would be needed, and his plans for acquiring the necessary land. There are also three letters by James Haworth, president of the California Stage Company, to Charles M. Hitchcock regarding an alternate stagecoach route and a letter by San Francisco lawyer Joseph Bryant Crockett to Hitchcock about the difficulties he would face in establishing a stagecoach route. Also included is a photostat copy of the Last Will & Testament of Henry Byron Phillips who was president and librarian of the California Genealogical Society. In his will, Phillips leaves his books to the Sutro Library and the California State Library in Sacramento.

mssHM 68072-68083

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Howard, Caroline. 1 card and 2 letters to Elizabeth Jane Howard, (2003), Tintern (Wales)

Manuscripts

The collection consists of Elizabeth Jane Howard's manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera. The manuscripts cover the entire span of her writing career and include her major novels, as well as articles, essays, plays, short stories, book reviews, and interviews. In some cases there are multiple drafts of a work, enabling a researcher to trace Howard's creative process. The correspondence includes personal letters and letters related to Howard's work. The collection holds over 800 photographs and seven boxes of printed ephemera.

EJH 3499-3501.

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Dagul, Caroline. 2 letters ([ca. 1998?] - 1999) to Elizabeth Jane Howard; Wallingford (England)

Manuscripts

EJH 2639 - 2640.

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Mills, Caroline. 1 card to Elizabeth Jane Howard, A.N.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 2005?])

Manuscripts

EJH 3793.

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Mills, Caroline. 1 card to Elizabeth Jane Howard, A.N.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 2010]?)

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EJH 4831.

Jane Elizabeth Bayard Wilson letter to Caroline A. Bayard

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