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Charles Sloane Cadogan, Earl Cadogan, Papers
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The core of this small collection consists of letters addressed to Cadogan reporting or justifying various expenditures made during the Prince's European travels between 1763 and 1767. The chief correspondents are Edward Augustus himself (9 letters), his Groom of the Bedchamber Colonel (later General) Henry St. John of Rockley, Wiltshire (32 letters), his Master of the Horse Colonel Sir William Boothby, Baronet, of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire (10 letters), his equerry Colonel George Morrison (2 letters), and his younger brother Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1 letter only). There are passing references to travel plans, people met, and social entertainments attended, but little descriptive or other substantive comment about the pasing countryside or individual cities. The overall impression given is one of a small, informal, extravagant, and pleasure-loving royal party, well entertained by social events given in their honor, by romantic encounters with local ladies, and in one instance at least (when dining with the Duc de Villars in 1767) by homosexual propositions. Only Morrison's two letters from September 1767 can be considered descriptive travel accounts in the conventional sense. St. John provides much detail about the Prince's final illness and death and the mourning ceremonies in Monaco. Boothby and the Prince occasionally send directions concerning horses in England. In most cases the amounts of reported expenditures are summary totals only, with very few specific expenses explained. The Prince and his attendants constantly complained of their limited allowance from King and Parliament and pressed Cadogan to obtain an increase in the royal stipend.
mssHM 76788-76848
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A. A. Sargent letter to Ulysses Simpson Grant
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In this letter to President Grant, Sargent recommends Judge Settle to become "Judge, Florida." With printed letterhead of the United States Senate Chamber.
mssHM 21333
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Foreword to the diary of William Ingraham Kip
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Handwritten foreword to Joseph A. Sullivan's intended publication of the diary of California Episcopal Bishop William Ingraham Kip (1811-1893). The forward traces the history of the Protestant Church in the San Francisco area during the 1850s, as well including a brief history of the Kip family and a biography of William Kip. The second half of the foreword focuses on James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785), founder of the Georgia colony. The book was apparently never published.
mssHM 78047
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David Turner letter to John A. Rockwell
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David Turner is heading west from Connecticut to settle in California, and asks for Rockwell's expertise regarding California, such as any information, maps or documents, that might be of use to him concerning his move.
mssHM 4156
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Oliver Granger letter to Joseph Smith
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Letter from Oliver Granger to Joseph Smith asking Smith to pay Samuel Clark $101 in land and cash, to go toward an obligation against Granger for land purchased to settle a debt against Smith in favor of Hitchcock and Sons of New York.
mssHM 28171
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Declaratory statement for settling and improving a parcel of land
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By the signing of this document, Agustina Feliz, a U. S. citizen "naturalized by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo," promises to settle and improve a section of land located in San Luis Obispo. Printed form filled in and signed.
mssHM 27958