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Giuseppe Re letter to Francesco Bellone
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N.S. Bowen letter to H. Mills
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In this letter, Bowen discusses the following subjects in detail: several mines in Jamestown, California; gold, iron, copper and quartz mining in California; gold discoveries; and his plan to build a stamp mill to make the mining process easier.
mssHM 68278
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H. A. Parker pocket letter book
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H.A. Parker wrote this letter from San Francisco, California to his mother over several days from April 25-27, 1853. The letter is in a letter book and is comprised of 40 pages. He wrote in detail about a visit to Chinatown with friends, including the fishing industry. He described the Chinese community, the climate, and his living arrangements. Written in a Gregory's Express Pocket Letter Book, glossy printed wrappers.
mssHM 75845
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Circular letter to S.C. Baker
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Circular letter sent to S.C. Baker from E.A. Hayes regarding Hayes' campaign for re-election to the House of Representatives from the 5th District of California. Includes references to various bills that Hayes supported, including the Panama Canal legislation and the Naval Appropriation Bill.
mssHM 73656
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Joseph Whitaker letter
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In this letter, written from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to an unknown addressee, Joseph Whitaker describes the Native Americans in the area: "...not many deer now the Indians kill about all there is a few Indians about all the time they speak muskrats and fish on the ice in the winter the muskrats build a kind of house of pieces of old bog one of them is worth a shilling to them. The skins they sell for six pence and eat the rest they don't wash themselves once a month and when they have good luck they paint themselves with all kinds of paint...." Whitaker also talks briefly about his farming and hunting.
mssHM 82459
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John C. Gowan letter to William Barton
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An autograph letter written and signed by John C. Gowan from Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico to William Barton in Providence, Rhode Island in early 1888. The letter contains important observations on the development of southern California and northern Mexico. Gowan writes of the temperate climate and how it helped with his chronic medical condition; he also goes on at length about the business opportunities in southern California, particularly Pasadena. He relays news of the church he and his congregation built in Baja California, and that it is slowly growing; Gowan also provides details about the fertile land and the crops which were grown in the area. He describes the United States business development by the International Company of Mexico and the plans to build railroads, roads, and telegraph lines. The letter has a small hole burned into the second page but overall it is in good condition.
mssHM 84049
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Letter describing American Indians and Chief Iron Whip
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A graphic, racist letter describing American Indians in the Dakota Territory, including the Ponca people and their leader, Chief Iron Whip. This letter was written by a United States Army Officer, "Will," from "Mouth Niobrara River, DT" (Dakota Territory). It was written to "Jack." Will was charged with protecting forts and settlements in Dakota Territory from returning prisoners. The prisoners were, he mentions, 300 American Indians who were either murderers or participators in the Minnesota Massacre of 1862. While traveling, Will described to his friend about prairies dogs, the landscape, and the people in the region. Near the conclusion of the letter he writes of a possible return to Fort Randall, where he will take command of his company.
mssHM 83421