Manuscripts
Augustus G. Richardson papers
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Augustus G. Richardson papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters and one document related to the business affairs of the California Stage Company, with references to James E. Birch, James Haworth, Isaiah C. Woods, and others; the Butterfield Overland Mail, the Pony Express; California state and national politics, including secession, and local news. The letters are written by Augustus G. Richardson, and although most of them are addressed to Frank Shaw Stevens, there are also letters to Alfred A. Cohen, Frederick A. Cohen, James Haworth, and Julia A. Birch Stevens.
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Augustus G. Holloway papers
Manuscripts
The collection contains the Civil War letters from Augustus G. Holloway to his wife, with a few requisitions, reports, and other military documents. It also contains a small number of family letters, including a letter from Holloway's sister describing the reaction to secession in Paris, Texas, a notebook with recipes and home remedies, miscellaneous tax receipts, bills, invoices, and land deeds. Also included is a letter written on September 21, 1862, by an Ohio soldier, a relative of Dr. Holloway's, describing the 2nd Bull Run campaign and discussing war politics.
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Augustus G. Holloway papers
Manuscripts
The collection contains the Civil War letters from Augustus G. Holloway to his wife, with a few requisitions, reports, and other military documents. It also contains a small number of family letters, including a letter from Holloway's sister describing the reaction to secession in Paris, Texas, a notebook with recipes and home remedies, miscellaneous tax receipts, bills, invoices, and land deeds. Also included is a letter written on September 21, 1862, by an Ohio soldier, a relative of Dr. Holloway's, describing the 2nd Bull Run campaign and discussing war politics.
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Francis Augustus Bishop papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, and documents, including 54 volumes (31 diaries, 2 letter books, and various account books), and 2 maps related to the life and activities of engineer Francis Augustus Bishop. Subject matter includes the Placerville and Sacramento Railroad (1865-1877), the California and Nevada Railroad (1881-1882), and various water and hydraulic mining companies in the Placerville, California, area between 1853 and 1855. There are two documents which deal with the Lander Wagon Road Survey of 1857.
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Brock Collection: Papers of John Augustus Chevallié, (bulk 1786-1828)
Manuscripts
The bulk of the collection consists of personal letters to John Augustus Chevallié from Sarah Magee Chevallié and Catherine Power Chevallié. Also included are miscellaneous business records and documents, including ones issued by the Consulate of the French Republic in New York, and a few letters by other members of the Chevallié family
mssBR Box 55 (1)
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Brock Collection: Papers of William Harvie Richardson, (bulk 1807-1862)
Manuscripts
Collection of miscellaneous papers and correspondence of William H. Richardson. The bulk of the collection consists of financial records -- bills, receipts, promissory notes, etc, including a few items that document sale of slaves. Also included are a few personal letters addressed to William H. Richardson that discuss political news, Washington Canal and Rhode Island State Lottery, bear hunting, and other subjects. Also included are a few documents issued by Richardson as Adjutant General of Virginia (1862), and a letter of his son, William H. Richardson, Jr. who served in the Confederate Army
mssBR Box 73 (2)