Leorke, Edna B. letters | Collections | The Huntington

Leorke, Edna B. letters | Collections | The Huntington

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Family letters
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A collection of letters and documents belonging to Colorado tenant farmer Jesse Ross. Letters provide details about farming life in early twentieth-century Colorado, ranging from discussion of agricultural productivity and crop marketing to considerations of the opportunities in Colorado as the state's transportation infrastructure developed. Five letters from landowner Edna Leorke (Mrs. J.L. Lewis), illuminate Leorke's understanding of their business relationship as well as her knowledge of the land, the climate, and the market. Included is the original lease contract between the two, in which Ross agrees to lease eight acres located in Conejos County, Colorado. Four letters from family describe news and events elsewhere in Colorado and in Georgia, including construction of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway Hill Route, also known as the Moffat Road, through Colorado; and news of family friends conscripted to serve overseas during World War I. Also included is a business contract with another landowner, and a small, unidentified tintype of a young man.
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Jesse Ross letters
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A collection of letters and documents belonging to Colorado tenant farmer Jesse Ross. Letters provide details about farming life in early twentieth-century Colorado, ranging from discussion of agricultural productivity and crop marketing to considerations of the opportunities in Colorado as the state's transportation infrastructure developed. Five letters from landowner Edna Leorke (Mrs. J.L. Lewis), illuminate Leorke's understanding of their business relationship as well as her knowledge of the land, the climate, and the market. Included is the original lease contract between the two, in which Ross agrees to lease eight acres located in Conejos County, Colorado. Four letters from family describe news and events elsewhere in Colorado and in Georgia, including construction of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway Hill Route, also known as the Moffat Road, through Colorado; and news of family friends conscripted to serve overseas during World War I. Also included is a business contract with another landowner, and a small, unidentified tintype of a young man.
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Unidentified tintype
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A collection of letters and documents belonging to Colorado tenant farmer Jesse Ross. Letters provide details about farming life in early twentieth-century Colorado, ranging from discussion of agricultural productivity and crop marketing to considerations of the opportunities in Colorado as the state's transportation infrastructure developed. Five letters from landowner Edna Leorke (Mrs. J.L. Lewis), illuminate Leorke's understanding of their business relationship as well as her knowledge of the land, the climate, and the market. Included is the original lease contract between the two, in which Ross agrees to lease eight acres located in Conejos County, Colorado. Four letters from family describe news and events elsewhere in Colorado and in Georgia, including construction of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway Hill Route, also known as the Moffat Road, through Colorado; and news of family friends conscripted to serve overseas during World War I. Also included is a business contract with another landowner, and a small, unidentified tintype of a young man.
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Ball, E.K. agreement
Manuscripts
A collection of letters and documents belonging to Colorado tenant farmer Jesse Ross. Letters provide details about farming life in early twentieth-century Colorado, ranging from discussion of agricultural productivity and crop marketing to considerations of the opportunities in Colorado as the state's transportation infrastructure developed. Five letters from landowner Edna Leorke (Mrs. J.L. Lewis), illuminate Leorke's understanding of their business relationship as well as her knowledge of the land, the climate, and the market. Included is the original lease contract between the two, in which Ross agrees to lease eight acres located in Conejos County, Colorado. Four letters from family describe news and events elsewhere in Colorado and in Georgia, including construction of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway Hill Route, also known as the Moffat Road, through Colorado; and news of family friends conscripted to serve overseas during World War I. Also included is a business contract with another landowner, and a small, unidentified tintype of a young man.
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Memorandum of the settlement between Alfred Bateman and B. F. Morris
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This collection consists of 39 items which show some aspect of the economic history mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The sources are diverse, if not random, ranging from stock certificates to deeds to business letters, but they generally seem to offer a good opportunity to explore the connection between some investors in New York and mining industry in the West. The items related to Benjamin F. Morris are conspicuous; his correspondence with the Edgar Gold & Silver Mining Co., William H. Cushman, and his son Charles H. Morris suggests his relations to the mining industry in Kentucky and Colorado. There are also some sources which tell of his business, such as the lease contract regarding the real estate in Colorado with J. V. Harlotte, W. W. Lee, and Alfred Bateman Morris, his own memorandum, and the deed with Benjamin P. Brower.
HM 72288
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Warranty deed between Mary B. Morrison and William A. Johnston
Manuscripts
This collection consists of 39 items which show some aspect of the economic history mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The sources are diverse, if not random, ranging from stock certificates to deeds to business letters, but they generally seem to offer a good opportunity to explore the connection between some investors in New York and mining industry in the West. The items related to Benjamin F. Morris are conspicuous; his correspondence with the Edgar Gold & Silver Mining Co., William H. Cushman, and his son Charles H. Morris suggests his relations to the mining industry in Kentucky and Colorado. There are also some sources which tell of his business, such as the lease contract regarding the real estate in Colorado with J. V. Harlotte, W. W. Lee, and Alfred Bateman Morris, his own memorandum, and the deed with Benjamin P. Brower.
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