Mifflin Wistar Gibbs papers concerning Victoria, British Columbia
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
ALS dated 1868 Nov 18, to the Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Victoria, requesting permission to move a sidewalk in order to build on his property; ALS dated 1869 Mar 13, to the Mayor of the City of Victoria, requesting that the mayor grant him a leave of absence for three months or accept Gibbs's resignation, whichever the mayor "deems best".
Description:
American merchant, lawyer, judge and U. S. Consul to Madagascar; served on the Municipal Council of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1866 to 1869. and Gift of Robin W. Winks, 1966.
Subject (Geographic):
Victoria (B.C.)--Politics and government. and Victoria (B.C.)--Social life and customs.
Subject (Name):
Alcott, Thomas S., Leffard, H., Lewis, Richard,--fl. 1867., Russell, J.,--fl. ca. 1868., and Seymour, Fred K.
Letters to the Ministro de Estado y de Relaciones 1828 Apr 14, May 19, by José Mariá Viesca.
Image Count:
5
Abstract:
Letters concerning proposals by Reuben Ross to establish a colony in Texas. Governor Viesca reports to the Ministro de Estado y de Relaciones that Ross' original petition in 1826 had been refused due to the disturbances in the frontier region. The area has now been pacified, and Ross is offering to bring two-thirds of the families to Texas at his own expense. Governor Viesca concludes that the project could be carried out without cost to Mexico.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke. and In Spanish.
Subject (Geographic):
Coahuila and Texas (Mexico), Coahuila and Texas (Mexico) Colonization, and Texas--Emigration and immigration
Subject (Name):
Coahuila and Texas (Mexico). Governor (1827-1830 : Viesca and Ross, Reuben, d. 1828
The diary (about 130 pages) of George R. L. Penney, of Winsted, Connecticut, describes his journey from New York to California via Panama, his voyage up the coast to Portland, and his trip by steamer and foot eastward along the Columbia River to Placerville, Idaho. He describes mining for wages and prospecting with friends. The diary ends in October 1863, but his letters to his wife continue until June 1864. The letters, written from New York, on board ship, Portland, and Placerville, describe his trip, his life in Placerville and his work as a miner and a blacksmith.
Subject (Geographic):
Columbia River Valley--Description and travel and Idaho--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Penney, G. R. L.--(George R. L.)
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining--Idaho--Boise County and Voyages to the Pacific coast
The diary (about 130 pages) of George R. L. Penney, of Winsted, Connecticut, describes his journey from New York to California via Panama, his voyage up the coast to Portland, and his trip by steamer and foot eastward along the Columbia River to Placerville, Idaho. He describes mining for wages and prospecting with friends. The diary ends in October 1863, but his letters to his wife continue until June 1864. The letters, written from New York, on board ship, Portland, and Placerville, describe his trip, his life in Placerville and his work as a miner and a blacksmith.
Subject (Geographic):
Columbia River Valley--Description and travel and Idaho--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Penney, G. R. L.--(George R. L.)
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining--Idaho--Boise County and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Manuscript letterbook containing copies of Davy family correspondence, primarily letters from and to the Reverend Charles Davys youngest son Frederick during his journey to India and China. Fredericks letters describe is long voyage to India, including a
Description:
Tipped in to front pastedown: ALS from Frederic Davy to Charles Davy, 1773 Jul 12. Other ms. annotations on flyleaves.
Subject (Geographic):
India --Description and travel. and India --History --British occupation, 1765-1947
Subject (Name):
Crofts, Charles., Davy, C. (Charles), 1755?-1836., and Davy, Charles, 1722-1797
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs papers concerning Victoria, British Columbia
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Autograph manuscipt "memorial" in an unidentified hand, dated 1867 Jun 11, to Fred K. Seymour, governor of British Columbia, requesting land for municipal purposes, signed by members of the Municipal Council, including Gibbs, Richard Lewis, and [H. Leffard?]
Description:
American merchant, lawyer, judge and U. S. Consul to Madagascar; served on the Municipal Council of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1866 to 1869. and Gift of Robin W. Winks, 1966.
Subject (Geographic):
Victoria (B.C.)--Politics and government. and Victoria (B.C.)--Social life and customs.
Subject (Name):
Alcott, Thomas S., Leffard, H., Lewis, Richard,--fl. 1867., Russell, J.,--fl. ca. 1868., and Seymour, Fred K.
George Aust papers concerning the Secret Service, 1794-1800
Container / Volume:
Folder 4
Image Count:
10
Abstract:
This collection, with its painstaking accounts and administrative receipts, shows the daily complexities of managing a secret service.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --History --George III, 1760-1820
Subject (Name):
Aust, George, 1749-1829, Great Britain. Foreign Office --Officials and employees, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Thomas Coutts & Co, and Wickham, William, 1761-1840
Subject (Topic):
Ciphers, Cryptography --Great Britain, and Intelligence service --Great Britain
George Aust papers concerning the Secret Service, 1794-1800
Container / Volume:
Folder 5
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
This collection, with its painstaking accounts and administrative receipts, shows the daily complexities of managing a secret service.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --History --George III, 1760-1820
Subject (Name):
Aust, George, 1749-1829, Great Britain. Foreign Office --Officials and employees, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834, Thomas Coutts & Co, and Wickham, William, 1761-1840
Subject (Topic):
Ciphers, Cryptography --Great Britain, and Intelligence service --Great Britain
Laura Riding letters to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 15
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
Collection of letters to the Hutchinsons.
Description:
Chiefly in English; some material in French., Laura Riding (1901-1991), poet., and Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2011.
Subject (Name):
Aldridge, John W., Graves, Robert, 1895-1985, Hodge, Alan, 1915-1979, Hutchinson, Dorothy, Hutchinson, Ward, Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960, Reeves, James, and Riding, Laura, 1901-1991
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century
