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Judah P. Benjamin letter to John Sherman
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Benjamin J. Edson letter to Josiah [Edson]
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Letter from Benjamin J. Edson in Genoa, Nevada, to Josiah (probably his brother Josiah Edson) regarding mining claims in Nevada. Edson writes of a letter he sent to Robert Moir, and of Josiah asks that "I would like to hear from you...as to prospects, even although a longer delay might be necessary to perfect any project that might be thought of."
mssHM 16527
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Andrew McKinley letter to John McKinley
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In this letter addressed to "my dear father," Andrew McKinley writes he is stricken with illness which "has somewhat increased my expenses....I would be obliged if you would send me some money." He also says he is thinking over his father's suggestion to move his business to the Eastern cities.
mssHM 29252
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John Augustus Sutter letter to Richard H. Kern
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Sutter is glad to hear news of Kern's brother, and is surprised he did not return to "our golden Country, knowing her as well as he did." Sutter has heard of "the Disastre" Kern experienced in the Mountains while in the company of John C. Frémont. Sutter writes that the improvements he has made to his Hock Farm cost him over $100,000. The rest of the letter concerns details of Sutter's family.
mssHM 20647
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Manuel de Godoy letter to the marqués de Branciforte
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In this letter, de Godoy discusses how to deal with the increased arrival of British sailing vessels to California. In Spanish.
mssHM 4071
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Sir Francis Henry Evans letter to Isaac Sherman
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This letter concerns the American presidential election of 1876 and the implications for the United States in the international bond market of Samuel J. Tilden's presumed victory in that election. Evans writes, "I trust Mr. Tilden will feel advisability of still further reducing the interest on the govt loans there is no reason why more than 4% should be paid - if the proper means were taken to please the public and meet this requirement." Although Democratic Party candidate Tilden eventually lost the Electoral College vote to his Republican opponent, Rutherford B. Hayes, that decision had not yet been made at the time of this letter. Also referenced is the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway: "...high dividends in time of bad trade are generally ominous and the P + R seem fairly to have rushed to destruction."
mssHM 80838
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Benjamin Ross letter to "sister"
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This letter, which appears to have been written by a soldier to his unnamed sister, describes details of Ross' travels and experiences with a troop of American soldiers moving through Mexico during the Mexican War.
mssHM 16691