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Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil papers
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Pierre Théodore Sicard letter to Charles Covilland
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This letter makes official Sicard's sale to Covilland of his interests in the D.J. Willman Company.
mssHM 43205
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Carte des Idles de Saint Pierre et Miquelon
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Kashnor notes, "These islands were taken in 1793 by Capt. Affleck, H.M.S. Alligator." [See note] Kashnor dates as ca. 1780. Cartouche: garlands Seal of Depot de la Marine. Submap: Rocks south of islands.. "Levée par Ordre de M. Le. Duc de Choiseul Colonel Général des Suisses et Grisons Ministre de la Guerre et de la Marine 1763. Reduite et assujetie au Ciel par la Service des Vaisseauix du Roy. Par le Sr. Bellin Ingineur de la Marine." "No. 59 (upper right) Prix. trente Sols." MS notes: These Islands were taken in 1793 by His Majesty's Ship Alligator 2 of June Wm. Affleck Capt. and a detachment of Troops from Halifax. Prime meridian: Pairs. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Eagle? lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 790 179.
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José de Gálvez Papers
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The collection consists of letters, documents, and one map (all in Spanish) which are papers assembled in 1794 for the Conde de Revilla Gigedo. It consists mostly of official correspondence (1765-72) between Gálvez and the successive viceroys of Mexico. They deal with the organization of the expeditions sent to San Diego and Monterey to occupy California, the efforts to enlarge the frontiers of New Spain and subdue the Indians in Sonora and Sinaloa, and the removal of the Jesuit missionaries from Lower California
mssGA 1-734
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Diario de Rutta de Senora
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This is a diary of a route and the official operations of Juan Bautista de Anza who was sent from Tubac to open communications to province of Northern California in 1773. This was the first attempt to create an overland route between Mexico and California.
mssHM 1333
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Pierre-Jean de Smet letter to John Dawson Gilmary Shea
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Writing from St. Louis University in Missouri, de Smet is happy to help with compiling information for Shea's almanac. When the almanac is ready, de Smet asks that a copy be sent to his native Belgium.
mssHM 4018
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Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, papers
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A collection of 87 items from 1704 to 1710, it consists of papers relating to colonial affairs, accumulated by Sunderland during his tenure as Secretary of State. Included are letters, communications, and reports from the Board of Trade and colonial administration and legislative bodies, chiefly those of New Jersey and New York; with a few items from South Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Subjects included are Queen Anne's War; Lewis Morgan's conflict with New Jersey Governor Lord Cornbury; the Palatine settlements; colonial trade; and fisheries. Correspondents include Joseph Dudley, Lewis Morris, Edward Hyde (Lord Cornbury and later 3rd Earl of Clarendon), and others.
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