Manuscripts
San Juan de Taviche Mining Company records
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Juan de Oñate letter to Juan de Rucauado
Manuscripts
Appoints Juan de Rucauado as "Discoverer of the Mines of Spain" after his actions as Inspector of the Spanish mines, at great personal risk to himself, in the service of the King of Spain.
mssHM 1567
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The will of Juan Bandini
Manuscripts
This manuscript is a certified contemporary copy of the will of Juan Bandini, and discusses the disbursement of his assets upon his death. In Spanish. Also includes a typed English translation.
mssHM 26658
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Juan Claudio de Pineda letter to Carlos Francisco de Croix
Manuscripts
Juan Claudio de Pineda reports to the marqués details of expeditions. In Spanish.
mssHM 4040
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Wiley Gold Mining Company Records
Manuscripts
This collection contains 44 pieces of documents, correspondence, and ephemera of the Wiley Gold Mining Company. The collection is divided into two main parts, both arranged chronologically: The documents relate to the Wiley Gold Mining Company. James Thompson's name or signature appears on a majority of the documents. The documents include stock certificates, indentures, mining claim agreements, certificates of location and labor, company by-laws, warranty deeds, and receipts between various members of the company, and they are drawn in Lida, Nevada; Kansas City, Missouri; and Phoenix, Arizona. With documents that contain more than one date, the date of signature is used in cataloging. The correspondence also relates to the Wiley Gold Mining Company and includes business letters between employees of the company, as well as letters from officers of the company to potential investors. Several of the letters also include bills for supplies, expenses, and labor. The correspondence contains letters from Big Pine, California; Kansas City, Missouri; Lida, Nevada; and Phoenix, Arizona. There are also two folders of ephemera, one containing two printed sketch maps of Nevada and one containing various printed material such as newsletters and pamphlets related to the Wiley Gold Mining Company and to other mining companies in the area. The latter folder also contains a blank "Articles of Incorporation" form.
mssHM 72181-72222
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Juan Comapla letter to Dona Isabel del Valle
Manuscripts
Letter from Father Juan Comapla to Dona Isabel del Valle asking for the date of "the anniversary" and stating that he will only be able to bring a singer, but that the children should make up the difference. In Spanish. Includes handwritten English translation.
mssHM 72991
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Wiley Gold Mining Company records
Manuscripts
This collection is divided into two main parts, both arranged chronologically: Documents and Correspondence. Both series relate to the Wiley Gold Mining Company. James Thompson's name or signature appears on a majority of the documents. The documents include stock certificates, indentures, mining claim agreements, certificates of location and labor, company by-laws, warranty deeds, and receipts between various members of the company, and they are drawn in Lida, Nevada; Kansas City, Missouri; and Phoenix, Arizona. With documents that contain more than one date, the date of signature is used in cataloging. The correspondence includes business letters between employees of the company, as well as letters from officers of the company to potential investors. Several of the letters also include bills for supplies, expenses, and labor. The correspondence contains letters from Big Pine, California; Kansas City, Missouri; Lida, Nevada; and Phoenix, Arizona. There are also two folders of ephemera, one containing two printed sketch maps of Nevada and one containing various printed material such as newsletters and pamphlets related to the Wiley Gold Mining Company and to other mining companies in the area. The latter folder also contains a blank "Articles of Incorporation" form.
HM 72221