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Letter from Milton to Olive

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    Pierre André Latreille letter

    Manuscripts

    Latreille wrote this letter from Paris to someone named "Barbio," offering information about his work. In French.

    mssHM 81243

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    Etienne Pariset letters

    Manuscripts

    The two letters are written in French. The one dated 1821 (HM 81236) has been badly damaged and is difficult to read. The letter dated 1827 is to someone named "Berthevin" (HM 81237).

    mssHM 81236-81237

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    Joseph Smith, Jr. letter to Oliver Granger

    Manuscripts

    Letter from Joseph Smith to Oliver Granger written from Nauvoo, Illinois. Smith writes of not receiving Granger's previous letters and that their content may have changed the "proceeding of [the] last Conference." He writes that they thought it "advisable to appoint someone to preside in Kirtland," and asks Granger to join Brother Babbit in the work. Smith asserts his hopes for Granger's welfare and "prosperity for the Saints in Kirtland." He also writes of Granger's securing of the "keys of the Lords House" and that he might pay a visit after the "New York debt is settled." The attribution of the signature to Joseph Smith is questionable, and the letter may have been written by Smith's secretary Robert B. Thompson.

    mssHM 28168

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    A Chart of Rio de la Plata compiled from the Spanish, French and Dutch Draughts

    Rare Books

    Looks like someone combined Bellin's map of Rio de la Plata with his map of Buenos Ayres. An unattributed map of British origin showing a mission established in 1740 (so later than that) and the Portuguese Colony at Sacramento in current Uruguay. PIII. Submap: Plan of the City of Buenos-Ayres. MS note: 87. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.

    295815

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    Letter from a gold miner to his wife

    Manuscripts

    This unattributed letter from a gold miner to his wife (addressed "My dear wife" and named "Julia" in the body of the letter) describes his experiences digging for gold in Sonora, California. He has succeeded in finding gold and hopes to soon be able to pay his debts. He saw an argument between two gamblers escalate into guns being drawn and shots fired, but neither was hit; rather, two unfortunate bystanders were killed. Signed "Robert." Dated 1850, May.

    mssHM 4166

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    Letters to Emily Gertrude Thomson

    Manuscripts

    Volume includes letters, postcard and letter cards written from Eastbourne and Christ Church, Oxford, England; many letters with envelopes. Also includes a pen and ink drawing of Alice for the book Original Games and Puzzles.

    mssHM 35977-36018