Manuscripts

George Dewey letter to Frank J. Bramhall

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Description: George Dewey letter is addressed to Frank J. Bramhall, Southern Pacific Company, San Francisco. Dewey thanks Bramhall for sending him a copy of Sunset Magazine with an article entitled "The Pensacola, Sloop of War," written by Bramhall. Letter is on "Office of The Admiral of the Navy" letterhead.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1904 October 13.
Call number: mssHM 84238
Creator: Dewey, George (1837-1917)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of March 2024.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Theodore Roosevelt, New York, letter to Walter J. Ballard, Los Angeles :

Manuscripts

Roosevelt thanks Ballard for his letter. Written on letterhead for The Outlook magazine, Office of Theodore Roosevelt. Includes addressed envelope.

mssHM 13401

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Edward Robeson Taylor letter to Mr. Prang

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In this letter to Mr. Prang written on letterhead of the Mayor's Office, City and County of San Francisco, Taylor thanks Prang for his kind birthday letter. He thinks the mayoral election on November 5, 1907 will go well, as he believes that the people seem to be for him while all the politicians are not. Taylor asks Prang to remember him to his wife and says that he is sending a copy of his selected poems that were published on the anniversary of the fire.

mssHM 29265

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Noah Haynes Swayne letter to Ogden Hoffman

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Letter from Noah Haynes Swayne to Odgen Hoffman, sent from Washington, D.C. Swayne thanks Hoffman for sending him a letter and pamphlet, and remarks on "the Roland case."

mssHM 19023

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James Madison, Department of State, Washington, D.C., letter to Rufus King :

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Circular letter sent by Madison as secretary of state to United States ministers abroad; this copy was sent to Rufus King, Minister to the United Kingdom. Letter regarding possible threats of attack on American shipping in the Mediterranean Sea by the "Bashaw of Tripoli"; the U.S. sending three frigates, and a Sloop of War to the area. Also giving permission to share information about the situation with Great Britain. The letter documents the beginning of the Tripolitan War (1801-1805), also known as the First Barbary War or the Barbary Coast War.

mssHM 22918

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Charles Fletcher Lummis letter to Hattie Loomis Wile

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In this letter, Lummis thanks Wile for a letter she wrote him in which she said his book (and stories) were helpful to her life. Typed on Los Angeles Public Library Board of Directors letterhead.

mssHM 83175

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Frank Loucks letters to George R. Loucks

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Loucks wrote the two letters on August 11 and October 2, 1898, from Camp Dewey; the letters are addressed to his brother George. Frank talks about Manila, the conditions at the camp, and his dealings with his fellow soldiers. He also talks about problems obtaining supplies for his regiment. He also talks about a possible battle and states, "we are looking for Dewey to get a move on and do something."

mssHM 67898-67899

George Dewey letter to Frank J. Bramhall

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