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Marion. The Dying Californian /by Marion, 1856.

Title: The Dying Californian /by Marion, 1856.

The manuscript poem, written for Aunt Nancy by Marion, represents the last words of a dying California gold miner.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702132415 View

Humphreys, David, 1752-1818. Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection, 1776-1867 (inclusive).

Title: Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection, 1776-1867 (inclusive).

A collection of unrelated papers, linked by the family connections of the major figures. The papers of David Humphreys, a diplomat in the service of the United States, document his activities in Spain, 1789-1808. Also included are personal papers including correspondence with David Bushnell and Ezra Lee about submarines and with James Madison on politics, and some family correspondence. The papers of George William Erving, who was chargʹe d'affaires in Madrid (1804-1809) during Humphreys' tenure, complement the Humphreys diplomatic papers. The Marvin and Lemuel Gregory Olmstead (also Olmsted) families are represented by correspondence concerning life in New York and Connecticut in the 19th century. Of particular interest is a series of some sixty letters from Sarah Lucy Olmstead to her father describing her life in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1860-1865. Also in this part of the collection is a family photograph album and a journal kept by Lemuel Gregory Olmstead of his travels in New York State during 1830. The Dwight family manuscripts contain both family correspondence and two journals kept by Timothy Dwight of his travels in New England ca. 1796. John Trumbull's correspondence with John Adams, Aaron Burr and others discusses politics, Yale College, and various scholarly matters. Also present is his sketch of the life of Governor Jonathan Trumbull. In addition there is a brief autobiography by Christopher Cary, the draft of a poem by Joel Barlow, and letters from Henry Clay, De Witt Clinton and Samuel Ryan, the latter giving an account of a naval engagement during the War of 1812.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (8 boxes, 1 folio)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702204486 View

Pepperell Manufacturing Company. Records, 1741-1932 (inclusive), 1839-1928 (bulk).

Title: Records, 1741-1932 (inclusive), 1839-1928 (bulk).

An extensive run of the textile firm's records (1850-1932), including minutes, general accounts, production records, and correspondence; letters of William Dwight, Edward W. Codman, George Dexter, Philip Y. De Normandie, William Amory, and Walter H. Bradley, treasurers; and William P. Haines, Henry S. Howe, Robert McArthur, and E.L. Morrill, agents. Includes subsidiary collections for Saco Water Power Co. (1741-1911; copies of deeds only before 1839; letters of W.S. Dennett, agent); Laconia Co. (1844-1911; general records and letters of Otis Holmes and August Haines, agents); Massachusetts Cotton Mills (1839-1926; stockholders' records and accounts); and the ship Pequot (records for 1852-1864). Includes records of Bliss, Fabyan & Co. as selling agent for some firms.

ArchivalResource: 192 linear ft. (1021 v., 22 boxes, 50 cases)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/229894264 View

Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection, 1776-1867

Title: Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection 1776-1867

A collection of unrelated papers, linked by the family connections of the major figures. The papers of David Humphreys, a diplomat in the service of the United States, document his activities in Spain, 1789-1808. Also included are personal papers including correspondence with David Bushnell and Ezra Lee about submarines and with James Madison on politics, and some family correspondence. The papers of George William Erving, who was chargé d'affaires in Madrid (1804-1809) during Humphreys' tenure, complement the Humphreys diplomatic papers. The Marvin and Lemuel Gregory Olmstead (also Olmsted) families are represented by correspondence concerning life in New York and Connecticut in the 19th century. Of particular interest is a series of some sixty letters from Sarah Lucy Olmstead to her father describing her life in Erie, Pennsylvania from 1860-1865. Also in this part of the collection is a family photograph album and a journal kept by Lemuel Gregory Olmstead of his travels in New York State during 1830.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet (8 boxes, 1 folio)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0857 View

Dwight, George. Letters : to his family / by George Dwight, 1849-1855.

Title: Letters : to his family / by George Dwight, 1849-1855.

George Dwight's letters to his family describe his 1849 sea voyage to California, San Francisco, gold mining, and life at Smiths Bar on the North Fork of the Sacramento River. George met his brothers Elihu, William, and Burnett in California and his letters contain news of them.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702132414 View

Wetherell, Sylvanus J. [Notebook].

Title: [Notebook]. 1850-1852.

Contains notes and calculations about water-power, water-wheels and machines needed for various textile mills, including the Pepperell Mill, a cotton manufacturer in Biddeford, Maine. Also contains copies of letters written by Wetherell to William Dwight, 1850-1851, from Glasgow and Manchester, describing visits to textile mills, wages of workers, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50774735 View

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Volunteers Regiment, 47th. 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment paperss 1865.

Title: 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment paperss 1865.

Includes a letter of recommendation for Charles H. Martin and a general order by Brig. Gen. William Dwight thanking his troop for their service during the war.

ArchivalResource: .05 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47522733 View