Manuscripts

J. Steward receipt

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Description: Receipt for items sent to C.L. Strong, G. & C. Co., Virginia City, Nevada Territory.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1863 November 12.
Call number: mssHM 84313
Creator: Steward, J(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay C. Robinson, October 1936.
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Virginia City Foundation Trust certificates of trust receipt books

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Receipt book for donations collected by the Virginia City Foundation Trust to preserve and restore Virginia City, Nevada.

mssVirginia

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Receipt for J. Jones

Manuscripts

Receipt for services completed by J. Jones.

mssHM 80248

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Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson) Field receipts to Charles Covilland

Manuscripts

These two manuscripts are receipts written by Stephen J. Field acknowledging payment received from Charles Covilland. The first receipt (HM 43202) is dated 1856, May 23, and is payment for Field's legal expertise related to property owned by Covilland. The second (HM 43203, dated 1857, April 25) is a bill to Covilland for Field's legal services and clerking fees.

mssHM 43202-43203

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Benjamin J. Edson letter to Josiah [Edson]

Manuscripts

Letter from Benjamin J. Edson in Genoa, Nevada, to Josiah (probably his brother Josiah Edson) regarding mining claims in Nevada. Edson writes of a letter he sent to Robert Moir, and of Josiah asks that "I would like to hear from you...as to prospects, even although a longer delay might be necessary to perfect any project that might be thought of."

mssHM 16527

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Southern Pacific Railroad receipt book

Manuscripts

A receipt book for Southern Pacific Railroad shipping of agricultural products from California throughout the United States; the receipt book was used mainly by agent J. P. Onstott at the Yuba City and Marysville, California, stations. The book is made up of 3-part, tri-color, duplicate shipping receipts; only the first portion is completed with shipments from 1900 September to 1908 October. The volume lists shipments of raisins, grapes, and currants to San Francisco and Sacramento, California; Omaha, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington. The receipt book also provides shipping prices during the time when the Southern Pacific Railroad dictated shipping rates because of its monopoly of railroad shipping in California. The volume has a rough weave, stained, cloth binding, with "So. Pacific R. R. Co." stamped in black on the front cover; the name "J. P. Onstott / Yuba City, Ca." is written in pencil. The spine is damaged with loss at the top and bottom, but the pages are still tightly bound; the inside front cover has the name "A. Simi / Roma winery" written in pencil.

mssHM 84118

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Walter Moore Leman letters to Nathan Porter

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Three letters sent by Walter Moore Leman from California and Nevada to Nathan Porter between 1870 and 1871. The first letter, sent from San Juan, California, asks Porter for a monetary loan since the traveling theatre is not as successful as Leman had hoped. The second letter was sent from Virginia City, Nevada, and describes the theatre's travels and success in Nevada, and a sketch of a "Washoe Canary" driven by "John Chinaman." The final letter, dated 1871, describes the experiences of Leman's son Walter, who had to cancel a sea voyage due to illness.

mssHM 48447-48449

J. Steward receipt

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