Letter by Nakahara no Kiyonari, the deputy of Harima's provincial governor, in an unidentified hand. The original manuscripts dated [Kenkyū sannen] hachigatsu nijūsannichi [Aug. 23, 1192]. Fourth manuscript on right-hand screen of original "Komonjo ...
Description:
Yale Association of Japan Collection original call number: Ac3.
In letters of March 19 (WA MSS S-469; Y839) and April 14, 1881 (WA MSS S-470; Y839) Young writes of her experiences as a lecturer and comments on women's suffrage, Mormonism, and Brigham Young. WA MSS S-469 Y839 completely digitized.
Subject (Name):
Froiseth, Jennie Anderson and Young, Ann Eliza, b. 1844
Copy, possibly in Father Xavier de Mora's own hand, of an exchange of letters between himself and Father Eusebio Francisco Kino. In the first, dated October 3, 1696, Father Xavier de Mora criticizes Father Kino's failure to obey orders and his handlin...
Description:
Purchased from Dawson's Los Angeles on the Henry Raup Wagner Fund, 1965.
Subject (Name):
Jesuits, Kino, Eusebio Francisco,--1644-1711, San Francisco de Xavier Mission (Sonora, Mexico), and Xavier de Mora, Francisco
Santa Clara Mining Association of Baltimore Wright, Robert Clinton
Published / Created:
1855 Oct
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1800 SA591
Image Count:
9
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
ALS in which Robert Clinton Wright, as President of the Santa Clara Mining Association of Baltimore, gives Faxon instructions on his duties and responsibilities as the newly appointed general superintendent of the Association's mercury mining and othe...
Description:
Purchased from Argonaut Book Shop on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1969.
Subject (Name):
Faxon, Eben, Santa Clara Mining Association of Baltimore, and Wright, Robert Clinton
Subject (Topic):
Mercury industry and trade--California--Santa Clara County and Mercury mines and mining--California--Santa Clara County
Four ALS written by William W. Wootton from Vera Cruz, Mexico, and New Orleans, Louisiana, while serving in the United States Army, 13th Infantry Regiment, Company E, in the Mexican War. Written to Elizabeth, Mary, and Nancy Foster, of Macon, Georgia...
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke, 1971.
Subject (Name):
Foster, Elizabeth, fl. 1847-1848, Foster, Mary, fl. 1847-1848, Foster, Nancy, fl. 1847-1848, Peck, Dorastus, Perry, Humphrey Best, Perry, John S., fl. 1847, Perry, Stephen B., United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1957), United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 15th, and Wootton, William W.
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico--Personal narratives
United States. Army. Military Division of the Missouri Williams, Robert, fl. 1876
Published / Created:
1876 July 16
Call Number:
WA MSS S-1025 Un3124
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
General Crook planned an ambitious campaign against the Sioux Indians for the summer of 1876. In this dispatch, General Sheridan provides information on movements of hostile Indians, assignments and movements of United States troops, and availability ...
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Fetterman (Wyo.) and Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
Subject (Name):
Coates, Edwin M., Crook, George, 1828-1890, Drum, Richard C. (Richard Coulter), 1825-1909, Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910, Nickerson, James D., Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888, United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd, United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th, United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th, and United States. Army. Military Division of the Missouri
Subject (Topic):
Cheyenne Indians, Dakota Indians, Indians of North America --Wars --1866-1895, and Ute Indians
Williams discusses the progress of settlement in Waterville since moving there with his family in 1855, briefly reporting family news and describing farming, climate, and natural features.
Subject (Geographic):
Le Sueur County (Minn.) --Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life --Minnesota --Waterville
Collection consists of correspondence, writings and other material by and about H. G. Wells. Box 1 contains autograph and typescript letters, signed, from Wells to friends, editors, and others including the writers Grant Allen, Philip Guedalla, Upton...
Description:
Acquired by gift and purchase, 1945-1983. For more information consult the appropriate curator.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 Weber, J. J., fl. 1862-1871
Published / Created:
1843 June 10
Call Number:
GEN MSS VOL 244
Collection Title:
Documents relating to Richard Wagner
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Contained in bound volume containing the original contract between Wagner and J. J. Weber for the publication of Der Ring des Nibelungen, signed by both parties, 1862 Dec 1, Leipzig and Dresden.
ALS regarding the six percent duty which was collected from United States citizens on merchandise brought into New Mexico Territory from the United States.
Description:
Lieutenant Colonel John Macrae Washington was a commander of the 9th Military Department of the United States Army and served as civil and military governor of New Mexico from October 1 to October 23, 1849. Some biographical sources list Washington a...
Subject (Geographic):
New Mexico--Politics and government--1848-1950 and Santa Fe (N.M.)--Commerce
Subject (Name):
Alvarez, Manuel, 1794-1856 and Washington, John Macrae, 1797-1853
[TLS from Mary H. Lincoln to Max Babb, Washington, D.C., 1933 April 26]
Description:
BEIN Za B816 862 Copy 2: Author's autograph presentation copy to Abraham Lincoln. Letter from Mary Lincoln laid in. B binding.
Publisher:
Carleton,
Subject (Name):
Babb, Max, Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Presentation inscription from C.F. Browne, Lincoln, Mary H, and Ward, Artemus,--1834-1867--Presentation inscription to A. Lincoln
Signed note in Horace Walpole's hand to his friend Richard Bull, in which Walpole mentions the depiction of his Marc Anthony medal in the second edition of Pinkerton's An essay on medals. Walpole also writes that he is sending along to Bull a copy of ...
An autographed letter signed (partially rubbed off) discussing family matters and financial concerns to his relative the Hon. Thomas Symonds at his seat at Pengethly in Herefordshire. Written on the verso of Vertue's engraving of "The west prospect o...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Name):
Vertue, George, 1684-1756. and Symonds, Thomas, Dr.
An account of his voyage from Pike, New York to California by way of Panama to work in the gold mines. When his health was failing, he took up farming of onions as a livelihood; he discovered this occupation had its hazards in the dry season. He did n...
Subject (Geographic):
California--History--1846-1850, Panama, Isthmus of (Panama), Sacramento City (Calif.), and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Ancient Order of Knighthood of the Ark (California), Northerner (Steamship), Van Slyke, David, Van Slyke, Martin, Van Slyke, Menso, Van Slyke, Norman, Van Slyke, Peter, Van Slyke, William S, and West Wind (Steamship)
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in answer to a resolution of the House, correspondence and documents relating to Indian affairs in Oregon and Washington Territories, &c
Publisher:
[s.n.]
Subject (Name):
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, United States. Army. Dept. of the Pacific (1853-1858), and United States. War Dept.
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America --North America --Pacific Coast --Government relations, Indians of North America --Oregon, and Indians of North America --Washington (State)
Edmunds, J. M. (James Madison), 1810-1879 United States. General Land Office
Published / Created:
1865 October 13
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2393
Collection Title:
United States Carson City Land Office papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
3
Description:
The Carson City Land Office was the first Land Office in Nevada. Registers and Receivers of the Land Office in the years covered by the papers are: Chauncey Noteware, Adolphus Waitz, James McMartin, F.H. Hinckley, O.H. Gallup, S.C. Wright, and Warren ...
Subject (Geographic):
Carson City (Nev.) and Gold Hill (Nev.)
Subject (Name):
Gallup, O. H, Hinckley, F. H, Lockhart, Warren T, McMartin, James, Noteware, Chauncey, United States.--Carson City Land Office (Carson City, Nev.), United States.--General Land Office, Waitz, Adolphus, and Wright, S. C
Subject (Topic):
Homestead law--United States, Mines and mineral resources--Nevada, and Real property--Nevada
United States. Army. Dept. of the Pacific (1853-1858)
Call Number:
Zc74 856un
Collection Title:
Indian war reports, 1853-1856. Martial law, 1857
Image Count:
9
Subject (Name):
Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883, Rains, Gabriel James, 1803-1881, United States. War Dept. Report of the Secretary of War, and Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
Subject (Topic):
Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865 and Pacific railroads --Explorations and surveys
Mason, Ebenezer Porter, 1819-1840 Tyler Augustus W
Published / Created:
[18--?]-1859
Call Number:
GEN MSS FILE 278
Image Count:
12
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Fragment of a paper written by Ebenezer Porter Mason, manuscript, pages numbered 9-16, discussing methods of observing nebulae, 1839 Dec 26; ALS from Augustus W. Tyler to "Messrs. Editors," North Madison, 1859 Dec 3, describing his sighting of a meteo...
Subject (Name):
Broome, Horatio G. and United States Military Academy
Subject (Topic):
Astronomy--Observations, Meteors--Observations, and Nebulae--Observations
11 ALS from J. B. Tucker, apparently the senior partner, advising his brother on various business decisions and detailing his future plans for the business. Six letters were sent from Port Lavaca to Corpus Christi and three from Maryland while J. B. w...
Description:
11 autograph letters, signed, 9 with address leaves.
Subject (Geographic):
Brazos Santiago (Tex.), Corpus Christi (Tex.), Port Lavaca (Tex.), and United States --Boundaries --Mexico
Subject (Name):
Tucker, Lemuel Tarleton and United States. Army --Supplies and stores
Subject (Topic):
Merchant ships --Texas, Merchants --Texas, and Mexican War, 1846-1848 --Equipment and supplies
ALS written by Major George Henry Thomas while stationed at Fort Mason, Texas, with the 2nd Cavalry, to Adjutant General Colonel Samuel Cooper. Thomas briefly requests copies of several orders issued in 1856. Most of the letter concerns information ...
Description:
George Henry Thomas served as a United States Army general in the Civil War. In 1857 Major Thomas was stationed at Fort Mason, Texas, having previously served for a year at Fort Yuma, Arizona Territory.
Subject (Geographic):
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Navigation and Fort Yuma (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876, Thomas, George H. (George Henry), 1816-1870, and United States Army Cavalry, 2nd
BEIN Zc52 836tg: autograph letter, signed, from Asa Brigham, Washington, Republic of Texas, to Stephen Howe, Marlborough, Massachusetts ("My Dear Brother and Sister"), 1836 March 9, on verso.
Publisher:
Baker and Bordens,
Subject (Geographic):
Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836--Sources
Subject (Name):
Brigham, Asa,--approximately 1790-1844--Ownership and Texas (Provisional government, 1835)
Autograph letter, signed, March 4, 1847, by Zachary Taylor to Edward George Washington Butler that describes events leading to and including the Battle of Buena Vista against Mexican forces commanded by Antonio López de Santa Anna. The letter also di...
Description:
Edward George Washington Butler (1800-1888), was the son of Edward Butler (1762-1803), and a ward of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). In 1826, Butler married Frances Parke Lewis (1797-1875). After graduating from the United States Military Academy, Butler ...
Subject (Name):
Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888, Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880, Ford, Allyn Kellogg, 1878-1964--Ownership, Minnesota Historical Society Ownership, Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876, and Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Subject (Topic):
Buena Vista, Battle of, Mexico, 1847--Personal narratives, American, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives, American
Fragment of an ALS written by Zachary Taylor while serving in the Mexican War. Writing to his son-in-law, Robert C. Wood, a United States Army surgeon, Taylor discusses news of the war and the possibility of peace negotiations, his views on war and p...
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke.
Subject (Name):
Wood, Robert C.
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives
Letter from Zachary Tayor as Aide to the Commander in Chief, to the Cuartel General Ejercito de Ocupacion concerning a previous communication by a commission dealing with contributions for Nuevo Leon. Taylor expresses satisfaction with the impartialit...
Subject (Name):
United States--Army--History--Mexican War, 1846-1848
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns, and Mexican War, 1846-1848--Occupied territories
Zachary Taylor asks General Jones for the power to increase the militia in the future whenever it is necessary. Some of the officers felt that Taylor had overstepped his authority in commanding Colonel Warren to increase his battalion to a regiment wi...
Description:
Original (in folder 1) Restricted fragile material; preservation photocopy (in folder 2).
Subject (Name):
Jones, Roger, 1785-1852 and United States--Adjutant-General's Office
Zachary Taylor's letters concern his nomination for president by the Whig Party and the Whig Party of Oneida County, New York. The letter to Jonathan R. McFee, dated Jul 13, 1848, is a character reference for John M. Clayton, a supporter of the Whig p...
Subject (Geographic):
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861
Subject (Name):
Butterfield, W. D., Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856, McFee, Jonathan R., Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Whig Party (Oneida County, N.Y.), and Whig Party (U.S.)
Zachary Taylor's letters concern his nomination for president by the Whig Party and the Whig Party of Oneida County, New York. The letter to Jonathan R. McFee, dated Jul 13, 1848, is a character reference for John M. Clayton, a supporter of the Whig p...
Subject (Geographic):
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861
Subject (Name):
Butterfield, W. D., Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856, McFee, Jonathan R., Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850, Whig Party (Oneida County, N.Y.), and Whig Party (U.S.)
A.B. S.Q. Savage, Richard Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 T.R.
Call Number:
2004 +114
Collection Title:
The serio-jocular medley in verse and prose : some very good, some pretty tolerable, and other
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Faults on both sides of happiness On hearing a very ugly lady sing with a very fine voice The parsons's case : in imitation of Martial To sextus, of St. F. Coll. Camb. Verses [said to be] spoken spoken extempore by Dean Swift on his Curate's complaint...
Subject (Name):
Joliffe, John, 1804-1868
Collection Created:
Exon : Printed by Andrew Brice, in the years 1734 and 1735
Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696
Call Number:
49 2576
Image Count:
29
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
ALS from Madame de Sévigné to her daughter soon after she married and moved to Provence. The letter begins by assuring her daughter of a preference for her company over that of Mme. de Brissac and continues with a report on the weaknesses of her broth...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696., Sévigné, Charles, marquis de, 1648-1713., and Grignan, Françoise Marguerite de Sévigné, comtesse de, 1646-1705.
Subject (Topic):
Women, Conduct of life, Authors, French, Mothers and daughters, and Social life and customs
The serio-jocular medley in verse and prose : some very good, some pretty tolerable, and other
Image Count:
7
Alternative Title:
A quiet life and a good name Advice to the ladies Art improves nature : or, the force of education Content alone is true happiness : or, the country lass Epilogue spoken by Mr. Kennedy, Friday April 18 at the company of comedians taking leave of the t...
Collection Created:
Exon : Printed by Andrew Brice, in the years 1734 and 1735