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Day book and blotter of Oriental Hotel, San Francisco
Manuscripts
A collection of 72 items from 1854 to 1886, it consists of letters, documents and two bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. The majority of the material relates to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878. There is also material about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines in Canada; correspondents include Alfred Bult Mullett and Aaron Augustus Sargent.
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Samuel McCullough papers
Manuscripts
A collection of 72 items from 1854 to 1886, it consists of letters, documents and two bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. The majority of the material relates to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878. There is also material about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines in Canada; correspondents include Alfred Bult Mullett and Aaron Augustus Sargent.
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Business papers and correspondence
Manuscripts
A collection of 72 items from 1854 to 1886, it consists of letters, documents and two bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. The majority of the material relates to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873 to 1878. There is also material about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines in Canada; correspondents include Alfred Bult Mullett and Aaron Augustus Sargent.
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Samuel Ten Eyck letter to Origin B. Throop
Manuscripts
In this letter, Samuel Ten Eyck writes to his friend, Origin B. Throop, back home in Schoharie, New York, offering a description of the Mexican port city of Guaymas, Sonora, giving his assessment of Mexican attitudes towards Americans, and describing his experiences in the Fraser River Gold Rush.
mssHM 83104
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Daily occurrences journals, letter books, account books, record books
Manuscripts
A collection of approximately 2,600 items from 1833 to 1901, which consists of letters, documents, and manuscripts; the collection also includes 117 volumes of journals of daily occurrences, letter books, accounts, and records related to the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company at Fort Nisqually. Subject matter in the collection includes: fur trade with Native Americans; life in the various forts and posts (particularly Fort Vancouver and Fort Victoria); the early history of Fort Steilacoom; settlement and history of the Pacific Northwest; and shipping on the Pacific coast and in Puget Sound. Significant persons represented in the collection include Edward Huggins, John McLoughlin, Peter Skene Ogden, and William Fraser Tolmie.
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Contemporary copies of letter and documents pertaining to Lord Lovat's trial for treason
Manuscripts
This material includes contemporary copies of letters, witness examinations and court documents. Letters, (1741-1746), HM 82796-82819: copies of letters to and from, among others, James, Prince of Wales [James III/VIII], Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, Donald Cameron [of Lochiel, 19th Chief], Charles Edward, Prince [Bonnie Prince Charlie], Sir John Murray, and Simon Fraser [Master of Lovat]. The letters are numbered I-XXII and are cited in the court documents and were used in evidence against Lord Lovat during his trial.
mssHM 82796-82835