Manuscripts
Rowland Burdon letter to "Mr. Chowne,"
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Rowland Hunter letter to "Dear Sir,"
Manuscripts
Autograph letter (draft) from Rowland Hunter to "Dear Sir," December 21, 1814. In this draft, Hunter explains and proposes why he should continue publishing Maria Edgeworth's works, after what appears to be dissolution between the two.
mssHM 80444
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Andelucia Lee Conde letter to "My dear Sweet Sister,"
Manuscripts
Conde's letter gives details about missionary activities and the native Hawaiians.
mssHM 80996
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John Russell Bartlett letter to D.C. Goddmer
Manuscripts
John R. Bartlett gives details of his duties related to his role in the Mexican Boundary Commission.
mssHM 4016
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Dámaso Antonio Rodriguez letter to an unknown recipient
Manuscripts
In this letter to an unknown recipient, Rodriguez gives details of the Indian uprising at Santa Barbara. In Spanish. First page of letter missing.
mssHM 16591
Evansville route : Evansville and Terre Haute R.R. Chicago and Eastern Illinois R. R. : to the north
Visual Materials
Image of a poster advertising the Evansville Route with a wood-engraved center image of an elevated landscape view of the Ohio River and Henderson Bridge near Evansville, Indiana, with a steam locomotive train crossing the bridge and steamboats including one labeled the "Ellen N." in the river; measurements of the bridge in the lower left.
priJLC_TRAN_001138
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Letter to "My Dear Eva,"
Manuscripts
Letter in which an unknown author gives an eyewitness account of the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, which the writer describes as "the worst experience in the history of California." Includes an account of the writer's own experience of the actual earthquake, as well as detailed observations of subsequent damage. The letter gives descriptions of the city made from a boat in San Francisco Bay, with specific mentions of Market Street, Chinatown, Van Ness Avenue, and the residences of Mrs. Oelrichs, Claus Spreckels, and P.F. Butler. Gives a detailed account of the extent of the damage and institution of martial law. Also included are three contemporary picture postcards of earthquake damage.
mssHM 64284