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Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
ESTC R17909 ; Verse - "Of a just king, the pow'rful words declare" ; His Royal Highness = James, Duke of York, the future King James II ; Charles II's "late declaration" is that of 2 June 1680 stating that the Duke of Monmouth is illegitimate and not heir to the throne ; "Unio dissidentium" is by John Gibbon
133877
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The Moorish Almeyda has been hostage to the King of Castile and loves his son. She is returned as heir to Granada on her father's death and she re-joins the Moors.
mssLA 1113
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Indenture between John, First Earl of Bridgewater, Edward Herbert, Lord Herbert of Castle Island, and Richard Herbert, Lord Chirbury (son and heir of Lord Herbert), at the time of Richard Herbert's marriage to Bridgewater's daughter Mary Egerton; by which Lord Herbert settles upon his son revenues from certain lands in Monmouthshire and an annual income of £600, signed by Bridgewater at the foot and with seven witness signatures, including John Donne the younger, son of the poet, on the verso.
mssHM 82616
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It is an action-packed adventure novel about discovering treasure in foreign lands. Francis Morgan, a wealthy heir of industrialist and Wall Street maven Richard Henry Morgan, is a jaded young New Yorker. When his father's business partner Thomas Regan suggests that Francis takes a holiday in Central America, ostensibly to search for the treasure of the Morgans' legendary ancestor, the pirate Henry Morgan, Francis thinks it's a splendid idea. But he never suspects what adventures await across the border ... Meanwhile, back in New York, a cunning enemy is positioning himself to destroy the Morgan fortune. Francis must get back in time to thwart the takeover and save his family's business.
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This is the notice to the British chemist, Richard Phillips, that he has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Society invites him to attend one of four meetings in March.
mssHM 81072
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There are 16, some incomplete, letters from Richard J. (Richard Jacob) Mohr to his fiancée Martha (Mattie) Collier, a school teacher. In these letters, Mohr describes his life in the United States Army, pines for home, and dreams about the future with Collier. He writes about camp life in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama, including trips to neighboring towns and encounters with the locals. He also touches on the business of running a field hospital, conversations with his patients, Confederate deserters, and discusses his commanding officers, including Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Frances Preston Blair, Jr., Peter Joseph Osterhaus, and James B. McPherson. Other topics include military news and political headlines.
mssHM 83600 (1-16)