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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Moses Taylor papers, (bulk 1869-1881)
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
This collection contains correspondence and business papers belonging to the shipping merchant Moses Brown in relation to his business in the West Indies, Spain, and Portugal. The letters are from agents and sea-captains to Moses Brown regarding his cargo. Also included are: bills of lading, invoices, accounts of sales of cargo, port changes, etc. The collection also contains several legal papers such as contracts and agreements. The collection is organized by the region of Brown's trade and commerce: Cuba and St. Thomas; Guadeloupe and Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Spain and Portugal; and Trinidad, St. Lucia, and Sint Eustatius (these categories are general in nature and not mutually exclusive; some of the ports show up in more than one of the categories). Browns' cargo consisted of various items including, but not limited to: sugar, potatoes, beef, fish, soap, butter, candles, coffee, lumber, lard, molasses, etc.
mssBrown, Moses papers
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Manuscripts
This collection contains correspondence and business papers belonging to the shipping merchant Moses Brown in relation to his business in the West Indies, Spain, and Portugal. The letters are from agents and sea-captains to Moses Brown regarding his cargo. Also included are: bills of lading, invoices, accounts of sales of cargo, port changes, etc. The collection also contains several legal papers such as contracts and agreements. The collection is organized by the region of Brown's trade and commerce: Cuba and St. Thomas; Guadeloupe and Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Spain and Portugal; and Trinidad, St. Lucia, and Sint Eustatius (these categories are general in nature and not mutually exclusive; some of the ports show up in more than one of the categories). Browns' cargo consisted of various items including, but not limited to: sugar, potatoes, beef, fish, soap, butter, candles, coffee, lumber, lard, molasses, etc.
mssBrown, Moses papers
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Miscellaneous family papers, chiefly correspondence, that cover familial relations, business activities, and careers of various members of the Maury family. Included are pieces dealing with scientific and military career of Matthew F. Maury's, Dabney Herndon Maury's service in the Mexican and Civil War and his post-war career, and William A. Maury's legal practice.
mssBR Box 109
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Chiefly letters, including three letter books, with documents, manuscripts, 38 Civil War maps, nine photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera relating to Buckner's service in the Civil War, Reconstruction, Kentucky and national politics, and Buckner's business and personal affairs. The papers deal with various aspects of the Civil War: Buckner-Bragg controversy, Chickamauga campaign, battle of Perryville, siege of Fort Donelson, various Confederate armies, departments, and districts. Included are military maps, especially for Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Chickamauga Campaign. Also included are papers of Joseph Walker Taylor, nephew of Zachary Taylor, scout for Buckner and a major in Adam Johnson's Partisan Rangers (10th Kentucky). The portion of the collection covering Reconstruction includes a group of letters by Buckner's sister Mary Buckner Tooke, written from Texas, and letters from various other people. Also included are materials related to Buckner's political affairs, including his gubernatorial campaign and various state governmental and political questions. Buckner's business affairs are represented by the materials of the litigation involving his Kentucky and Chicago property (Kingsbury suit), his insurance activities as regional manager of the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Co., and interest in railroads. The collection also contains poetry written by Buckner; letters of Buckner's sister, Mary Buckner Tooke; letters of his first wife, Mary Kingsbury Buckner; and letters of his daughter, Lily Buckner Belknap.
mssSB
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Manuscripts
Chiefly letters, including three letter books, with documents, manuscripts, 38 Civil War maps, nine photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera relating to Buckner's service in the Civil War, Reconstruction, Kentucky and national politics, and Buckner's business and personal affairs. The papers deal with various aspects of the Civil War: Buckner-Bragg controversy, Chickamauga campaign, battle of Perryville, siege of Fort Donelson, various Confederate armies, departments, and districts. Included are military maps, especially for Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Chickamauga Campaign. Also included are papers of Joseph Walker Taylor, nephew of Zachary Taylor, scout for Buckner and a major in Adam Johnson's Partisan Rangers (10th Kentucky). The portion of the collection covering Reconstruction includes a group of letters by Buckner's sister Mary Buckner Tooke, written from Texas, and letters from various other people. Also included are materials related to Buckner's political affairs, including his gubernatorial campaign and various state governmental and political questions. Buckner's business affairs are represented by the materials of the litigation involving his Kentucky and Chicago property (Kingsbury suit), his insurance activities as regional manager of the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Co., and interest in railroads. The collection also contains poetry written by Buckner; letters of Buckner's sister, Mary Buckner Tooke; letters of his first wife, Mary Kingsbury Buckner; and letters of his daughter, Lily Buckner Belknap.
mssSB
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The main portion of the collection consists of the correspondence of Frank G. Ruffin, chiefly relating to his post-Civil War life, including his political career, agricultural pursuits, ties with the University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and his memoirs of the Civil War.
mssBR Box 80