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- Creator:
- Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844
- Published / Created:
- 1844 June 18
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 447
- Collection Title:
- James Jesse Strang collection
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 4
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- (St. James, Michigan, 1854). Accompanied
- Description:
- Postmark and address on verso: James Strang / Burlington / Racine Co. / Wisconsin.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mormons
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 4. Joseph Smith, attributed, "Letter of Appointment"
- Creator:
- Clark, Warren Vester, 1821-1898
- Published / Created:
- 1853 October 20
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2648
- Collection Title:
- Clark family correspondence and financial documents concerning California
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 5
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Letters from Rodney Clark describe his emigration to California, 1858-1863, as well as opportunities for selling marble in California from his older brother's quarry in Connecticut., Letters from Warren Vester Clark to his brother include a request for Wilson to purchase Warren's passage to California via the Isthmus of Panama in March 1850, as well as his perceptions of California after his arrival and his poor health in August 1850. Other letters describe his canal and lumber operations in Calaveras County, as well as his legal and financial issues with Charles A. Candes over debts incurred in California and his disagreements with their brother, Rodney Clark. He also mentions their maternal relatives Burr Higgins and Sylvester Noyes Higgins of Erie County, Ohio, in relation to financial issues., and Letters to Wilson Hart Clark chiefly from his older brother, Warren Vester Clark, and his younger brother, Rodney Clark that include information about their experiences in northeastern California, 1850-1868, as well as related enclosures of promissory notes, drafts, and receipts. Other correspondence includes an 1850 letter from William J. Smith that describes his ocean journey from New Haven, Connecticut, around Cape Horn to San Francisco, California, 1849-1850.
- Description:
- Purchased from Edward J. Cohen on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 3, 2009. and The sons of William Clark (1795-1862) and Minerva Higgins Clark (1799-1875) born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, included Warren Vester Clark (1821-1898), Wilson Hart Clark (1824-1887), and Rodney Clark (1829-1887). Warren Vester Clark emigrated to California in 1850 and worked as a water engineer, which included establishing the Clark Reservoir in Calaveras County. Wilson Hart Clark graduated from both Harvard College and the Yale Law School in 1845. On February 26, 1849, he married Julia Elizabeth Cable (born 1826). He practiced law in New Haven, Connecticut, was a member of the Connecticut State Senate representing the fourth district, 1859-1860, and a member of the New Haven Common Council, as well as owning a marble quarry. Rodney Clark worked as a sailor in Connecticut and was a miner and water collector in California.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Calaveras County (Calif.) and California--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Higgins, Burr
- Subject (Topic):
- Canals--California--Calaveras County, Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Warren Vester Clark, Michigan Bar, California, to Burr Higgins, Sandusky, Ohio
- Creator:
- Strang, James Jesse, 1813-1856
- Published / Created:
- circa 1851 May 19
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 447
- Collection Title:
- James Jesse Strang collection
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 91
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Name):
- Strang, Mary
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 74a. James Jesse Strang note to Mary Abigail Content Perce Strang, Saint James, Michigan
- Published / Created:
- 1849 November 20
- Call Number:
- WA MSS 447
- Collection Title:
- James Jesse Strang collection
- Container / Volume:
- Box 3 | Folder 236
- Image Count:
- 72
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Name):
- Strang, James Jesse, 1813-1856--Correspondence
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 221. Lois Austin autograph letter signed, Beaver Island, Michigan, to Samuel Graham, Boston, Massachusetts, and then endorsed to James Jesse Strang
- Published / Created:
- 1876
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 5
- Image Count:
- 12
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- these letters, written from Michigan
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bement, Charles H. 3 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher
- Published / Created:
- 1865-1872
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- these letters, written from Michigan
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bement, Charles H. 3 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher
- Published / Created:
- 1878
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 7
- Image Count:
- 16
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- these letters, written from Michigan
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher
- Published / Created:
- 1879-80
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 8
- Image Count:
- 12
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- these letters, written from Michigan
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher
- Published / Created:
- 1877
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1914
- Collection Title:
- Bement family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 6
- Image Count:
- 11
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- these letters, written from Michigan
- Description:
- Alice M. Bement Fletcher was born ca. 1855 and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She married William Fletcher in the 1870s. Family members who corresponded with Alice M. Bement Fletcher included her brothers, Charles H. and Arthur Bement; Mary and Jessie Cook, a sister and niece; Jasper Fletcher, a brother-in-law; and Ida A. Searle, a cousin. and From the collection of Herbert S. Auerbach. Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1992.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Millard County (Utah) and Nauvoo (Ill.)
- Subject (Name):
- Adams, Rosa, Bement family, Bement, Arthur, Bement, Bingham, Bement, Charles H., Bement, Sarah J., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Middle West, Cook, Jessie, fl. 1886-1889, Cook, Mary, Fletcher, Addie L., Fletcher, Alice M. Bement, Fletcher, Jasper, Forbes family, Forbush family, Pierce, Fred C., Rogers, Annie, Searle, Ida A., Searle, Maria J., Twiss, John S., and Warburton, Sarah
- Subject (Topic):
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Millard County, Mormons--Utah, and Ranch life--Utah--Millard County
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Bement, Charles H. 4 ALS to Alice M. Bement-Fletcher