Manuscripts

Captain John H. Roberts letter to S.D. Saulisburry

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1890 November 20.
Call number: mssHM 84086
Creator: Roberts, John H(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Cultural Images, January 2023.
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John Roberts letters

Manuscripts

The collection consists of ten letters to Roberts and a receipt for payments by Roberts to Sumner Black Coal, an Arapaho. The authors of the letters include Reverend Franklin Spalding, Missionary Bishop of Colorado; Reverend Ethelbert Talbot, Missionary Bishop of Wyoming, and Idaho; Reverend J. B. Funsten; and George H. Sands, a Major in the U.S. Cavalry and commanding officer at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The correspondence deals with affairs on the reservation, its residents, staff, and finances. More specifically, Reverend Franklin Spalding asks about the progress of Sherman Coolidge, an Arapaho priest and John Roberts' assistant.

mssHM 83982-83992

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John Torrey letter to Matthew H. Webster

Manuscripts

In this letter, written to a friend and fellow naturalist in Albany, Torrey talks about his book Flora of the northern and middle sections of the United States, which at this time was being issued in parts. He also asks his friend for botanical samples and mentions Lewis David von Schweinitz's book Monograph of the North American species of the genus Carex (1825).

mssHM 71896

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John Miller letter to "Mr. Dickerson"

Manuscripts

In this letter, John Miller writes that he has advised an unidentified young man, and asks "Mr. Dickerson" to send the information the young man desires.

mssHM 29253

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John D. Crawford letter to Medorem Crawford

Manuscripts

In this letter to his brother, John D. Crawford asks for as many blankets as possible to be sent to California, for they are sorely needed, and also includes a few details of other business and debts.

mssHM 31266

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John Logan letter to Andrew F. Rolle

Manuscripts

This letter, written by John Logan of Heritage House Publications, is addressed to "Dear Dr. Rolle." Logan is presenting a group of facsimile reproductions of historical documents that are important to the history of California, "The California Collection." He asks Rolle to "keep the enclosed material confidential for the time being...intend making a formal presentation of the collection to the Huntington Library when the package is complete."

mssHM 83413

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Edmund Kean letter to John Lee

Manuscripts

This letter is written to John Lee at Theatre Royal, Richmond, Surrey. Kean asks "What day do I open in Cheltenham?" He also complains about money and someone he calls a "stupid son of a bitch." The letter is not dated but the letter has the posted date of 1831, August 1.

mssHM 78383

Captain John H. Roberts letter to S.D. Saulisburry

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