Letters, 1849-1860.

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Letters, 1849-1860.

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Letters home written by Payne. The first, dated Oct. 7, 1849, describes his voyage to San Francisco, the city itself, and his mining prospects. Two later letters, dated Dec. 23, 1852 and Jan. 13, 1855 from San Francisco and Butte Ranch, California, describe increasing frustration with bad luck in different business ventures. Accompanied by a letter from William J. Hanford, dated April 9, 1860, informing Payne's family of his death in Utah Territory.

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Payne, George R., d. 1860.

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Hanford, William E., 1908-1996

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Born in Bristol, Pennsylvania on 9 December 1908. Died in Bethesda, Maryland on 27 January 1996. Education: B.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (1930), Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Illinois (1935). Employment: 1930-1931 Rohm and Haas Company ; 1932-1935 University of Illinois ; 1935-1942 E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc. ; 1942-1946 General Aniline & Film Corporation [GAF] ; 1946-1957 M. W. Kellogg Company ; 1957-1973 Olin Corporation ; 1973-1985 World Water R...