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$ 425.00
Ouseley, Gore, Sir (1770-1844). Autograph Letter Signed, Regarding Ouseley Activities in the Royal Asiatic Society and Mentioning George FitzClarence and the First Edition of "The Travels of Ibn Batuta." Woolmers, Hertford:22 October 1829.
$ 525.00
Keppel, Henry, Sir, Admiral (1809-1904). Autograph Letter Signed “Henry Keppel” to Captain of HMS “Thetis” Sir Henry John Codrington on Naval Matters. 'Club. Friday. 6.' [November 1846].
$ 350.00
Waterton, Sir Charles (1782-1865). Manuscript Copy of an English Translation of Waterton’s Letter to the Commander of Fort St. Joachim, Portuguese Guiana, During his 1812 Expedition. First half of the 19th century.
$ 425.00
Pereira, José Clemente, Barão de São Clemente (1787-1854). Autograph Letter Signed, to Francisco Gomes da Silva ("O Chalaça"), Regarding the Dowry of Sua Alteza Imperial a Senhora D. Maria Amelia. Rio de Janeiro: 10 July 1849.
$ 750.00
Barbosa, Januario da Cunha (1780-1864). [Protocols and Procedures for Burials in the Churches of Rio de Janeiro] Exposição do Padre Januario da Cunha Barbosa a El-Rei D. João VI sobre as sepulturas nas Egrejas do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro: Ca. 1813-1816.
$ 750.00
Manuscript Agreement for the Transfer of Government Licenses for Six Coal Locations along Coldwater River in Nicola Valley, British Columbia. 19 December 1903.
Colquhoun, Archibald Ross (1848-1914). Autograph Letter Signed "Archie Colquh[oun]" to Mrs MacGregor and Discussing Work on his Book "Across Chrysê: Being the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration through the South China Border Lands, from Canton to Mandalay" (London, 1883). Edinburgh: 11, St. Bernard Court, 19 November 1882.
$ 525.00
Cook, Myra; Lamb, Herman Dwight (1823-1900). Original Autograph Letter Signed by Myra Cook and Herman Dwight Lamb of Big Oak Flat, Tuolumme County, California, Talking About Weather Conditions Over Christmas Holidays, Extended Family, and the Knowles & Maxim Publishing Company. Big Oak Flat, [Tuolumme County, CA], 26 January 1884.
$ 750.00
Houten, Chas V. Two Original Private Letters Written by a Pioneer of Barker House (Modern-day Woodleaf, California) to His “Guiding Star” and “Dearest” Girlfriend Back Home in Sunbury (Ohio), Talking About His Failing Business, the Influx of Migrants From the East, and the Most Popular Trail to California via the Great Plains; Also Passionately Writing, “There Is Not One Hour, That Passes, but My Heart Is With You”. Barker House (California): 23 July & 10 October 1853.
Garabedian, Simon S. (1873–1931). Original Autograph Letter Signed by an Early Armenian Immigrant in Boston Simon S. Garabedian to His Armenian Friend Nazereth Chordigian in Fresno, California. Boston, 25 August 1901.
$ 3500.00
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Historically Significant Extensive Collection of Over Eighty Pieces of Ephemera (Advertisements, Invoices, Retail Receipts, and Typescripts) Mostly Related to the Lesser-Known Chinese and Japanese Businesses on the West Coast, including California (San Francisco, Marysville) and Washington (Seattle). Ca. 1913; 1930s-1940s.
$ 750.00
Whiting, Jasper S.; [Ives, Joseph Christmas] (1829-1868). Autograph Note Signed by an American Engineer and Surveyor of Lower California and Sonora, Talking about Him Joining Lt. Ives’ Exploratory Expedition to the Colorado River. San Francisco: 22 October [1857].
$ 2250.00
[Scamell, Joseph William] (1874-1955). Interesting Private Archive of Four Original Documents and Four Original Gelatin Silver Photographs from the Estate of a California Pharmacist and Doctor, Joseph William Scamell, Referring to his Practice in San Francisco, Santa Rosa and Marysville, Montana. Ca. 1890s-1900s.
Early Billhead of California Pioneer Bookseller, A. Roman & Co, Returning an “Imperfect” Copy of Webster’s Dictionary to G & C Merriam; With Merriam’s Note About Sending the Book to the Company’s Binder and Future Mayor of Cambridge MA, Henry Houghton. San Francisco, 29 October 1867.
$ 425.00
Crocker, Anna Louis (ca. 1867-1957). Historically Interesting Original Autograph Letter Written by a Wealthy Music Teacher from Maroa, Illinois, Describing her Vacation in Los Angeles, Redlands, and Oak Green, Including Staying at the “Hotel Lincoln” in LA, Singing in a Presbyterian Organ Recital, and Participating at a Local Thimble Party. Los Angeles: 8 April 1899.
$ 950.00
[Clark, S.M.?]. Original Autograph Letter Written by a Gold Miner in the Garden Valley (El Dorado County), Talking about His Sea Voyage, Being Fed with “Hard Bread & Stinking Meat,” Gold Mining in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Tree Cutting, Plans to Take a “Job of Fluming to Carry Water from one Hill to Another,” California Climate, Liberal Public Attitude to Sundays, and Mentioning: “I have never Found that Large Nuget of Gold you Told me to Send you, but I Expect to Soon”]. Garden Valley, 17 April 185[8 or 9?].
$ 525.00
Kolloch, M.H. Historically Important Original Autograph Manuscript Letter Written by M. H. Kolloch on His Way From Fairplay (Colorado Territory) To Paradise Valley (Arizona Territory), Bragging About His Discovery of the North Extension of the “Richest Mine” in the Now-abandoned Settlement of Brownsville (California), Enthusiastically Reporting on a Two-feet-Wide Ledge Stuffed With Free Gold, and Writing That He Needs To Build 200 Feet of Road Leading to the Mine. Fairplay, California: 14 October 1866.
$ 1250.00
Historically Important Content-Rich Letter by a Pioneer California Gold Miner, Writing to his “Dear Mother” about Reduced Wages for Miners, Increasing Emigration, Opportunities for Easy Money, and High Provision Costs; also Mentioning Yuba River Mining Expeditions and his Recent Profitable Sale. Sacramento: 21 August 1852.
$ 950.00
Original Autograph Letter Written by a San Jose Resident to His Brother, Professor of Music in Hamilton, Ontario (C.W.), Giving Detailed Advice for his Brothers’ “Quickest Route” to California, Suggesting to Cross the Isthmus of Central America at San Juan (Nicaragua) or Panama, the Best Place to Stay in San Francisco, as Well as Underlining the Importance of a Thorough Knowledge of English to Find a Job in California. San Jose (California), 12 April 1854.
$ 750.00
Langford, Benjamin (Ca. 1827-1904); Beatty, Addison (Ca. 1822-1903). Original Handwritten, Signed, and Notary Certified Deed of the Sale of Langford and Beatty Ranch Along the North Bank of the Mokelumne River (Now Ghosted Town of Elliot) from Benjamin Langford to Addison Beatty on 9 November 1853]. Moquellemne (Mokelumne) River: 9 November 1853.
$ 950.00
Original Autograph Manuscript Letter by a Fruit Seller in Marysville, CA., Talking about the Crowds of Chinese Immigrants & Native Americans, the General Buzz over Local Elections, High Rental Prices, Teacher Salaries, etc.; also Writing “Every Nation upon the Globe is Represented Here in Cal” and “California Produces all Kinds of Fruits and Nuts”. Marysville: 17 March 1859.
$ 525.00
Harris, William. Historically Interesting Original Letter by William Harris, a San Francisco Entrepreneur, Urging his Business Associate Harriett Stone to Immediately Foreclose and Divide the Former Mexican Land Grant Rancho Sisquoc in Santa Barbara County, California. San Francisco: 6 June 1891.
$ 1200.00
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Avalos Susana, Elizalde (ca. 1821-1901). Historically Interesting Original Letter from a Mexican Woman Desperately Seeking Her Lost Family in California. Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico: 20 March 1877.
$ 950.00
Anthony, E. M. (ca. 1826-?). An 1856 Legal Order to Arrest "Sailor Jim," One of Yreka’s (Siskiyou Co., California) Earliest and Most Ill-Fated Murderers Doomed to Be Hanged Twice. Yreka, Siskiyou County, California: 24 December 1856.
$ 950.00
Historically Interesting Original Letter by Nevada City’s (California) Pioneer, Writing to His Sister Back Home and Talking about Limited Job Opportunities, Striking Disparity in Earnings, and the Widespread Practices of Gambling & Drinking. Nevada City: 12 June 1854.
