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Collection: Leland Stanford Papers
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Emmy
This is a scholastic recommendation for a guy named Richard Otto. Born Sept 11, 1863, father is a practicing physician. It basically says that he is good at writing, is diligent, and doing very well with religious studies. He knows scripture ...
Untitled Page 7
Correspondence (incoming) - N-P
Leland Stanford Papers
over 2 years ago
hesperus
Van Hoffman told me this morning that they have written to Belloc Freres to see you about CPRR earnings and when we can have the balance now due them + I said to them our floating debt is about three hundred thousand of which we intend to have f...
Untitled Page 15
Collis P. Huntington
Leland Stanford Papers
about 3 years ago
hesperus
Muricida[e]
Untitled Page 29
Paul Mohr
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 4 years ago
hesperus
I attempted to organise for ease of reading. Reviewer can alter format as desired.
Untitled Page 13
Collis P. Huntington
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 4 years ago
spellakur25
How do we transcribe the stamp?
Untitled Page 2
Correspondence (incoming) - C
Leland Stanford Papers
over 4 years ago
hesperus
1st illegible - just 'rock' scribbled out? 2nd illegible - couldn't find anything to match, possibly named for a town or area in NE US?
Untitled Page 1
Geological collection listing, offered to University
Leland Stanford Papers
over 4 years ago
hesperus
Re: question marks I was unable to find a corresponding mollusc of that name
Untitled Page 27
Paul Mohr
Leland Stanford Papers
over 4 years ago
DreJoe
Words in brackets, please check if correct, and spelling! Thanks
Untitled Page 3
Geological collection listing, offered to University
Leland Stanford Papers
over 4 years ago
HistoryHound
Edit to Above: Line 1: [Rup. Jonny 25/bq.?] - Should read "Rcvd: January 25" Line 7: Hunting [Tors?] - Should read "Huntington" Line 13: [h?]ash - Should read "help"' Line 17: [Eclis S] - Should read "Echo Summit"
Untitled Page 1
Mark Hopkins
Leland Stanford Papers
over 4 years ago
HistoryHound
[Rup. Jonny 25/bq.?] - Should read Rcvd: January 25 [BG?] but as Hunting [Tors?] - Should read Huntington
Untitled Page 1
Mark Hopkins
Leland Stanford Papers
over 4 years ago
hesperus
Goat Island = Yerba Buena Island? Benicia by the Carquinez Strait?
Untitled Page 1
Mark Hopkins
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 5 years ago
hesperus
Charles Eduoard Brown Sequard?
Untitled Page 16
Telegrams of sympathy, M - Z
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 5 years ago
hesperus
Some sort of abbreviation like Thos. or Wm., but for Frederick?
Untitled Page 9
Frederick Law Olmsted
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
'a.n.' a short form of 'year'?
Untitled Page 15
Central Pacific Railroad Company: deeds
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
Electioneer - sire of trotters owned by Leland Stanford Maud S. - record-breaking trotter (not Stanford's)
Untitled Page 18
Correspondence (outgoing)
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
Messrs?
Untitled Page 18
Correspondence (outgoing)
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
Santa Anita?
Untitled Page 16
Correspondence (outgoing)
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
Robert E. Bonner (1824-1899) publisher who owned famous trotting horses
Untitled Page 9
Correspondence (outgoing)
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
Lucy Cuyler - a mare listed in the US Trotting Assoc. register 1870s
Untitled Page 9
Correspondence (outgoing)
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
wh. short for which?
Untitled Page 2
Sir Edwin Arnold
Leland Stanford Papers
about 5 years ago
hesperus
This is a slightly truncated copy of 'Untitled Page 5'.
Untitled Page 4
Max Axelrood
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
rdobson
Sunol was one of Leland Stanford's prize winning standardbred horses; one of the offspring of Electioneer.
Untitled Page 6
Correspondence (outgoing)
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
hesperus
Grammysia? Megalodon (extinct genus of bivalve molluscs, ie. not the shark)
Untitled Page 24
Paul Mohr
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
hesperus
abstruse, Spenser
Untitled Page 52
Correspondence (incoming) - H
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
rdobson
Image of Newman Hall (specific to letter)
Untitled Page 4
Correspondence (incoming) - Sp-St
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
rdobson
Notes on a reply at the bottom of the sheet
Untitled Page 8
Correspondence (incoming) - Sa-So
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
rdobson
includes a diagram
Untitled Page 7
Correspondence (incoming) - Sa-So
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
rdobson
Signed with a long list of names and positions
Untitled Page 6
Correspondence (incoming) - R
Leland Stanford Papers
over 5 years ago
rdobson
Enclosed is a small newspaper clipping
Untitled Page 13
Correspondence (incoming) - G
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Note at the bottom about providing Judge Gregg with information
Untitled Page 13
Correspondence (incoming) - F-G
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Written in French
Untitled Page 5
Correspondence (incoming) - F-G
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Written in French
Untitled Page 6
Correspondence (incoming) - F-G
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Notes in the margin
Untitled Page 28
Correspondence (incoming) - C
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Additional writing in red ink in the margin
Untitled Page 27
Correspondence (incoming) - C
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Shorthand on top right
Untitled Page 1
Correspondence (incoming) - C
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Hard to read writing under the tape at the top left
Untitled Page 1
Correspondence (incoming) - C
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
hesperus
brase - obsolete spelling of brace
Untitled Page 21
Correspondence (outgoing)
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Writing on the top left covered by tape is difficult to read
Untitled Page 25
Correspondence (incoming) - Ba-Bl
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Notes in shorthand at the top
Untitled Page 3
Correspondence (incoming) - Ba-Bl
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
rdobson
Writing at the top in pencil covered by tape
Untitled Page 36
Correspondence (incoming) - A
Leland Stanford Papers
almost 6 years ago
hesperus
Long s? ſ
Untitled Page 40
Central Pacific Railroad Company: telegraph books
Leland Stanford Papers
about 6 years ago
hesperus
Found it: ſ
Untitled Page 34
Central Pacific Railroad Company: telegraph books
Leland Stanford Papers
about 6 years ago
hesperus
shorthand to be copied and/or deciphered
Untitled Page 37
Correspondence (incoming) - H
Leland Stanford Papers
about 6 years ago
hesperus
Syringotiris - Syringothyris?
Untitled Page 23
Paul Mohr
Leland Stanford Papers
about 6 years ago
hesperus
Encrenites (obsolete term for chrinoids) or Enerinites (also appears in reference to chrinoids)
Untitled Page 19
Paul Mohr
Leland Stanford Papers
over 6 years ago
hesperus
Gutland Sweden (island source of Silurian shallow‐water marine sediments) Lesquerella (genus) or Lesquereux (paleobotanist)
Untitled Page 7
Paul Mohr
Leland Stanford Papers
over 6 years ago
hesperus
megalograptus? syringostromina? syringostromella?
Untitled Page 16
Paul Mohr
Leland Stanford Papers
over 6 years ago
hesperus
I think the signature is that of Antoine Borel. He is listed as the VP here: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18891002.2.14&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
Untitled Page 19
California Street Cable Railroad Company
Leland Stanford Papers
over 6 years ago
hesperus
Notation in shorthand needs translating.
Untitled Page 24
Correspondence (incoming) - H
Leland Stanford Papers
over 6 years ago
hesperus
It might be Denns or Denver. I found a Frank Dennis, treasurer of the Richmond Weather Strip Co., Richmond, Indiana mentioned in 'The Railway Age' June 1888, but that might not be correct.
Untitled Page 90
Central Pacific Railroad Company: telegraph books
Leland Stanford Papers
over 6 years ago
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