Two letters and a description of the Bruff collection, 1849, 1869 and 1914.

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Two letters and a description of the Bruff collection, 1849, 1869 and 1914.

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Letter, Jan. 30, 1849, to Col. Peter Force relates to formation of Washington City Mining Co. and plans for journey west; letter, Dec. 14, 1869, to Pioneer Association of California, relates to attempts to have his memoirs published. In it he incorporates critique of his manuscript by Richard A. Locke; and description of the Bruff collection, now at the Huntington Library and Yale University, by the Hudson Book Co., 1914 (typescript, carbon).

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Washington City Mining Co.

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Locke, Richard Adams, 1800-1871

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Journalist and editor of the New York Sun; known for a literary hoax pertaining to lunar discoveries. From the description of Richard Adam Locke papers [manuscript], 1853, undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 451382452 From the description of Richard Adam Locke papers [manuscript], 1853, undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019260 Writer. Locke was a friend of Edgar Allan Poe and became famous for his c...

Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889

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J.G. Bruff came to California during the 1849 gold rush. His papers and drawings are held chiefly by The Huntington Library and Yale University. From the description of Feeder (mill-race) and sluice-gate and dam, Rock-Creek, above the upper mill [graphic] / [drawn by] J.G. Bruff. 1859. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 48150865 Engineer, of Washington, D.C. From the description of J. Goldsborough Bruff papers, 1827-1889. (Historical Societ...

Pioneer Association of California.

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Force, Peter, 1790-1868

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American historian and mayor general. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mayor's office, Washington, to James Greenleaf, esq., 1836 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270524419 Antiquarian, historian, and mayor of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers and collection of Peter Force, 1170-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81049951 Archivist and historian. From the description of Receipt, 1853. (Historical Societ...