Manuscripts

Moore & Bixby wool book

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Description: Book containing the annual sheep shearings of Moore & Bixby, from San Justo Rancho and Saca Ranch in San Benito County, California. With notes about amounts gathered, sold, prices, and contitions of the wool. The volume is mostly blank.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1860-1868.
Call number: mssHM 84343
Creator: Moore & Bixby(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Wililam F. Bixby, Lulu & F. Bixby, and Alice Bixby Close thru L. Bynum, November 1936.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Sarah Bixby letter to Martha Hathaway

Manuscripts

In this letter addressed "Dear Sister Martha," Sarah Bixby writes from Rancho San Justo in San Benito County, California. She describes the cold weather, and tells of the recent wedding of Margaret Hathaway, who, Sarah writes, has moved from "the heights of the betrothed young lady to the every day duties of the plain married woman, and now is her time, to make her mark in the world, by making her husband happy and her home attractive." She wonders "if Margaret will be a good correspondent now that she is married." The rest of the letter concerns family members and mutual acquaintances. Also included are three black-and-white portrait photographs: one of Mr. & Mrs. Lewellyn Bixby, one of Martha Hathaway, and one of Mrs. Jotham Bixby. Photos have identifying information on backs.

mssHM 15208

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Thomas Moore letter to James Carpenter

Manuscripts

A.L.S. from Thomas Moore to James Carpenter; the letter is only dated "Wednesday" so the date is derived from the postmark "C / 11 MA 11 / 1814".

mssHM 80303

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Field Book: William Moore (1858). 1 item

Manuscripts

This collection contains the following series: manuscripts, correspondence, legal documents, ephemera, and oversize. The manuscripts include Moore's daily diaries as well as his field books. The diaries contain short entries reflecting his business activities. The field books contain sketches and calculations of his various surveying projects. The small series of correspondence includes letters from friends written to Moore and his wife. The correspondence also includes one letter from Moore to his wife about his discovery of gold during a mining expedition in 1878. The legal documents include contracts, deeds, indentures, leases, and promissory notes. The two oversize ledgers include notes and drawings of Moore's various surveying projects.

mssMoore, William papers

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Field Book: William Moore (1872). 1 item

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mssMoore, William papers

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Field Book: William Moore (1873). 1 item

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mssMoore, William papers

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Field Book: William Moore (1870). 1 item

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mssMoore, William papers

Moore & Bixby wool book

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