Henry Scamman Papers: Finding Aid

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1 No online items Finding aid prepared by Nicholas S. Hall, June 15, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California Phone: (626) URL: The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. mssscamman papers 1

2 Overview of the Collection Title: Henry Scamman Papers Dates (inclusive): Bulk dates: Collection Number: mssscamman papers Creator: Scamman, Henry. Extent: 2,063 items in 14 boxes Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California Phone: (626) URL: Abstract: This collection contains papers of prominent Northern California banker Henry Scamman ( ), who had investments in mining, real estate, shipping, and wheat ranching. Materials include financial records; correspondence, including letters from the early 1890s detailing Scamman's discovery of an employee's embezzlement of money, as well as letters to and from captains of Scamman s ship, the bark Wildwood. Subjects in the collection include: agriculture; banks and banking; Butte County and Downieville (Calif.); merchant ships; mining; Saco (Maine). Language: English. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. Henry Scamman Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance Gift of Dr. Michael Canoso, June 4, Biographical Note Henry Scamman ( ) was a prominent banker in northern California with investments in mining, real estate, shipping, and wheat ranching. Born February 12, 1831, Scamman spent his early years in Saco, Maine, and left around 1850 to seek his fortune in the then-booming California Gold Rush in hopes of making enough money to pay off debts he had accrued in Saco and put himself on sound financial footing. Scamman and his two brothers bought the bark Wildwood in This ship brought freight to ports worldwide while Scamman owned it, and ended up sold along with real estate in Maine to pay off debts after his death. Scamman, however, was not a sailing man, and spent most of his time working at the House of Scamman bank in Downieville, managing his gold mines in the Sierras, and seeing to his wheat ranch in Butte County. Throughout his years in California, his brothers also kept him abreast of the news from home, in particular the news about the local Allen girls, who, though distant, figured largely in Scamman s life. He remained a bachelor most of his days until on January 13, 1881, when he married one of the Allen girls, Francesca. The records do not indicate how their arrangement came about, but Francecsa remained in Saco while Henry managed his business investments in northern California during the twelve years between their marriage and his death in Just prior to his passing, Scamman had made plans to meet his wife and child in Chicago for the World s Fair, but had to postpone his plans when his business affairs took a turn for the worse. Though no records indicate the exact cause, Scamman passed away in August shortly after the reversal of fortunes in his businesses. Scope and Content This collection contains papers of prominent Northern California banker Henry Scamman. The first six boxes consist entirely of correspondence, the lone exception being a manuscript entitled Mind your Business, one of Scamman s school papers. Highlights include an extensive series of correspondence between the husband and wife from the early 1890s detailing mssscamman papers 2

3 Scamman s discovery that one of his trusted employees, Henry T. Briggs, had embezzled thousands of dollars from Scamman s bank in Downieville. Though Scamman did not prosecute Briggs criminally, he ordered his disgraced clerk to hand over all of his life insurance, his stock in the gold mine in which both men had invested, and any money in his possession. Also prominent in the correspondence are letters to and from captains of Scamman s ship, the bark Wildwood. The collection s ephemera component is its largest, and includes business ledgers, checks, legal documents, receipts, bills, mortgages, promissory notes, insurance policies, deeds, and tax forms. There is also an autographed copy of a book given to Scamman s daughter in 1932 in oversize. Subjects in the collection include: agriculture; banks and banking; Butte County and Downieville (Calif.); merchant ships; mining; Saco (Maine). Arrangement Arranged alphabetically by author, or in the case of ephemera, by type. Indexing: Subjects Banks and banking Subject in Scamman, Francesca B. 21 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 21 items. Box 3 (16). Subject in Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1885, Dec. 21) to Rideout & Smith. 1 item. Box 3 (32). Subject in Scamman, Henry. 20 letters (1891, May & June) to Francesca B. Scamman. 20 items. Box 4 (5). Subject in Scamman, Henry. 20 letters (1891, July) to Francesca B. Scamman. 20 items. Box 4 (6). Subject in Scamman, Henry. 18 letters (1891, Aug. & Sep.) to Francesca B. Scamman. 18 items. Box 4 (7). Subject in Ephemera: Account books (1879). 2 items. Box 7 (1). Subject in Ephemera: Account books (1879). 2 items. Box 7 (2). Subject in Ephemera: Account books (1879). 2 items. Box 7 (3). Subject in Ephemera: Account books (1879). 2 items. Box 7 (4). Subject in Ephemera: Deposit slips ( ). 49 items. Box 8 (4). Subject in Ephemera: Promissory notes ( ). 45 items. Box 12 (8). Butte County (Calif.) Subject in Ephemera: Tax statement - Butte County, CA (1883). 1 item. Box 14 (10). Merchant ships Subject in Ephemera: Sawyer, Chas. A. 29 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 29 items. Box 3 (3). Subject in Ephemera: Sawyer, Chas. A. 16 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 16 items. Box 3 (4). Subject in Ephemera: Sawyer, Chas. A. 19 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 19 items. Box 3 (5). Subject in Ephemera: Sawyer, Chas. A. 19 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 19 items. Box 3 (6). Subject in Ephemera: Balance sheets for ship Wildwood ( ). 15 items. Box 7 (8). Subject in Ephemera: Bill of sale & registration for ship Wildwood ( ). 3 items. Box 7 (9). Subject in Ephemera: Bill of sale for Sailing Ship Orpheus (1873, June 30). 1 item. Box 7 (10). Subject in Ephemera: Invoices for ship Wildwood (1886). 14 items. Box 9 (2). Subject in Ephemera: Insurance Policies for Ship Wildwood ( ). 9 items. Box 9 (5). Subject in Ephemera: Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. ( ). 27 items. Box 9 (8). Subject in Ephemera: Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. ( ). 17 items. Box 9 (9). Subject in Ephemera: Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. ( ). 4 items. Box 10 (1). Subject in Ephemera: Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. [undated]. 10 items. Box 10 (2). Subject in Ephemera: Miscellaneous notes and ledgers from ship Orpheus ( ). 5 items. Box 11 (5). Subject in Ephemera: Miscellaneous records from ship Wildwood ( ). 22 items. Box 11 (6). Mines and mineral resources Subject in Ephemera: Mining Co. prospectus [undated]. 1 item. Box 10 (8). Subject in Ephemera: Mining survey note [undated]. 2 items. Box 10 (9). Real property Subject in Ephemera: Affirmation of Real Estate Transaction (1894, Nov. 20). 1 item. Box 7 (6). Subject in Ephemera: Crop Mortgages ( ). 6 items. Box 8 (1). Subject in Ephemera: Deeds ( ). 19 items. Box 8 (3). mssscamman papers 3

4 Subject in Ephemera: Land Leases ( ). 4 items. Box 9 (5). Subject in Ephemera: Mortgage form [undated]. 2 items. Box 11 (7). Blank. Subject in Ephemera: Mortgages ( ). 12 items. Box 11 (8). Subject in Ephemera: Ranch lease documents (1880). 2 items. Box 12 (10). Saco (Me.) Subject in Scamman, Francesca B. 21 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 21 items. Box 3 (16). Subject in Scamman, Henry. 7 letters ( ) to Tristan Scamman. 7 items. Box 5 (5). Subject in Scamman, Tristan. 11 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 11 items. Box 5 (12). Subject in Ephemera: Tax forms - ME ( ). 26 items. Box 14 (9). Wheat Subject in Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1884, Mar. 29) to Stockton Combined Harvester and Agricultural Works. 1 item. Box 5 (9). Subject in Crop Mortgages ( ). 6 items. Box 8 (1). Subject in Stockton Combined Harvester & Agricultural Works. 9 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 9 items. Box 5 (30). Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Subjects Scamman, Henry. Agriculture -- California. Banks and banking -- California. Gold mines and mining -- California. Merchant ships -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Mines and mineral resources -- California. Real property -- California. Wheat -- California. California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Forms/Genres Financial records -- California -- 19th century. Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 19th century. Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century. Box A-D Biographical Information on H. Scamman [undated]. 3 items. Scamman, Henry. Mind Your Business: [essay] [undated]. 1 item. Babson, E. 3 letters (1880) to Henry Scamman. 3 items. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. 1 letter (1898, Mar. 12) to Samuel Davis. 1 item. Baring Brothers & Co. 3 letters (1881) to Henry Scamman. 3 items. Barker, W.D. 1 letter (1894, Aug. 24) to Samuel Davis. 1 item. Bates, George E. 2 letters ( ) to Samuel Davis. 2 items. Bates, George E. 1 letter [undated] to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Benson, Joseph E. 1 letter (1886, Apr. 3) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Biggs, E.E. 1 letter (1904, Aug. 15) to George E. Bates. 1 item. Biggs, E.E. 4 letters ( ) to Samuel Davis. 4 items. Biggs, E.E. 16 letters ( ) to Samuel Davis. 16 items. Brand, A. 1 letter (1882, Nov. 23) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Briggs, Henry T. 17 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 17 items. Briggs, Henry T. 16 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 16 items. mssscamman papers 4

5 6 Briggs, Henry T. 1 letter (1882, Dec. 22) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. 7 Brooks, C.S. 1 letter (1891, Aug 24) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 8 Brown, J.W. 1 letter (1894, Oct. 2) to Samuel Davis. 1 item. 9 Brown, J.W. 3 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 3 items. 0 Brown, J.W. 3 letter fragments [undated]. 3 items. 1 Busch, Aug. C. 2 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. 2 Bush, A.S. 1 telegram (1890, Aug. 11) to P. Scamman. 1 item. 3 Conlan, Daniel. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 17) to Henry Scamman. Also includes enclosed payment form. 2 items. 4 Conley, Patrick. 1 letter (1882, Sep. 8) to Misses Banthur. 1 item. 5 Cowdery, J.F. 1 letter (1867, June 29) to Henry Scamman. 1item. 6 Crawford, W.H. 1 letter (1893, Mar. 13) to J.W. Brown. 1 item. 7 Darling, C.C. 1 letter (1893, July 31) to Henry Scamman. 1item 8 Davidson, S.P. 3 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 3items. 9 Davis, Samuel. 1 letter (1882, Mar. 13) to Henry T. Briggs. 1 item. 0 Davis, Samuel. 3 letters ( ) to J.W. Brown. 3 items. 1 Davis, Samuel. 1 letter (1883, May 19) to Thos. S. Galbraith. 1 item. 2 Davis, Samuel. 11 letters ( ) to Francesca B. Scamman. 11 items. 3 Davis, Samuel. 16 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 16 items. 4 Davis, Samuel. 3 telegrams ( ) to Henry Scamman. 3 items. 5 Dawson, John. 1 letter (1879, Sep. 26) to H.D. Harriman. 1 item. 6 Durley, John. 1 letter (1883, Oct. 7) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Box 2 Correspondence E-R Eastman, S.P. 1 letter (1909, Nov. 1) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Emery, Jas. W. 1 letter (1866, Jan. 21) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Farmers & Mechanics Store. 1 letter (1893, Nov. 3) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Fish, N.B. 1 letter (1890, July 26) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Flitner, J.H. 1 letter (1880, Jan. 12) to Capt. H.D. Harriman. 1 item. Freeman & Bates. 2 letters ( ) to Francesca B. Scamman. 2 items. Fr. J. Emmerich & Son. 1 letter (1883, Sep. 23) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Frost, James. 2 letters ( ) to C.L. Taylor. 2 items. Galbraith, Thos. S. 3 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 3 items. 0 Gardins, S.G.C. 1 letter (1849, Dec. 30) to Chas. A. Sawyer. 1 letter. 1 Garlish, J.H. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 26) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 2 Gashwiler, J.N. 3 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 3 items. 3 Gray & Sexton. 1 letter (1883, Apr. 3) to Henry Scamman. Also includes enclosed sketch. 2 items. 4 Gutierrez, Henry. 1 letter (1871, Nov. 10) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 5 Harriman, H.D. 5 letters (1879) to Henry Scamman. 5 items. 6 Herbert, G.W. 1 letter (1885, Apr. 27) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 7 Herman & Co. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 9) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 8 Holton, R. 1 telegram (1884, July 12) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 9 Hoose, J.A. 1 letter (1883, July 19) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 0 Hughes, G.W. 1 letter (1890, July 23) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 1 Hughes, J.C. 2 letters (1890) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. 2 Hughes, Watt. 1 telegram (1890, Aug. 5) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 3 Jones, R.J. 1 letter (1879, Aug. 19) to Henry Scamman, 1 item. 4 Landeker, D.H. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 6) to Jas. W. Brown. 1 item. 5 Lane, R.B. 1 letter (1886, Feb. 14) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 6 Larmour, L.B. 1 letter (1885, July 31) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 7 Lewis, Allen. 1 letter (1880, July 14) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 8 McDonald, J.M. 1 letter (1889, Feb. 11) to Henry T. Briggs. 1 item. 9 McDonald, J.M. 2 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. 0 McGrath, Thos. J. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 24) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 1 Mead, M.H. 1 letter (1892, Nov. 2) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 2 Mellen, Henry B. 1 letter (1876, Nov. 23) to Capt. Geo. Jordan. Also includes copies of two enclosed articles. 3 items. mssscamman papers 5

6 3 Miller Bros. 1 letter (1886, Aug. 6) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 4 Molineux, H. 3 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 5 Neale, Vincent. 1 letter (1884, Jan. 2) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 6 Neumann, Albert. 1 letter (1881, May 6) to George H. Emery. 1 item. 7 O Gorman, Richard. 1 letter (1879, Sep. 24) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 8 Osgood, J.C. 1 letter (1898, Mar. 19) to Freeman & Bates. 1 item. 9 Pierson, Albert. 2 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 0 Pond, E.B. 1 letter (1883, May 1) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 1 Ralston, W.C. 1 letter (1865, Dec. 1) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. 2 Redding, W.B. 1 letter (1908, Apr. 11) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. 3 Reinhardt, M.E. 1 letter to (1866, May 20) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. 4 Rideout, D. 1 letter (1887, Feb. 14) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. 5 Robinson, H.L. 1 letter (1892, Aug. 10) to H.H. Purdy. 1 item. 6 Robinson, H.L. 2 letters (1892) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. Box 3 Correspondence, Sawyer-Scamman, Henry to Rideout & Smith Sawyer, Chas. A. 1 letter (1880, July 19) to Allen Lewis. 1 item. Sawyer, Chas. A. 1 letter (1891, Apr. 21) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Sawyer, Chas. A. 29 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 29 items. Sawyer, Chas. A. 16 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 16 items. Sawyer, Chas. A. 19 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 19 items. Sawyer, Chas. A. 19 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 19 items. Sawyer, William. F. 1 letter (1913, July 14) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Scamman, Baby [Edith]. 2 letters [undated] to Papa [Henry Scamman]. 2 items. Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1892, Oct. 2) to W.D. Barker. 1 item. 0 Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1893, Oct. 13) to E. Biggs. 1 item. 1 Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1893, Dec. 20) to A. Bonslett. 1 item. 2 Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1892, Oct. 2) to William Elliot, Jr. and J.J. Elliot. 1 item. 3 Scamman, Francesca B. 3 letters (1893) to John Hayes. 3 items. 4 Scamman, Francesca B. 2 letters ( ) to R.E. Robinson. 2 items. 5 Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1904, July 27) to Julius P. Reis. 1 item. 6 Scamman, Francesca B. 21 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 21 items. 7 [Scamman, Francesca B.] 1 letter (1893, Oct. 14) to unidentified recipient. 1 item. 8 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1891, May 8) to Thomas Brennan. 1 item. 9 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1892, Mar. 27) to J.W. Brown. 1 item. 0 Scamman, Henry. 2 letters ( ) to Aug. C. Busch. 2 items. 1 Scamman, Henry, and J.W. Brown. 1 letter (1892, Jan. 4) to Dan Conlan. 1 item. 2 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1885, July 17) to Rowena C. Denning. 1 item 3 Scamman, Henry. 2 letters (1883) to John Durley. 2 items. 4 Scamman. Henry. 3 letters ( ) to Samuel Davis. 3 items. 5 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1884, June 17) to Thos. A. Galbraith. 1 item. 6 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1879, Dec. 29) to Messrs. Garr & Wanson. 1 item. 7 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1883, July 31) to J.A. Hoose. 1 item. 8 Scamman, Henry. 1 telegram (1890, Aug. 11) to Watt Hughes. 1item. 9 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1884, Apr. 13) to J.B. Hume. 1 item. Incomplete. 0 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1889, Aug. 10) to John L. Lewis. 1 item. 1 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1893, Mar. 30) to William McKenzie. 1 item. Incomplete. 2 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1883, Apr. 26) to P.D. Pond. 1 item. 3 Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1885, Dec. 21) to Rideout & Smith. 1 item. Box 4 Correspondence, Scamman, Henry to Sawyer-Francesca B. Scamman, 1892, Mar. Scamman, Henry. 12 letters ( ) to Chas. A. Sawyer. 12 items. Scamman, Henry. 3 letters (1882) to Francesca B. Scamman. 3 items. Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1890, July 29) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Scamman, Henry. 8 letters (1891, April) to Francesca B. Scamman. 8 items. Scamman, Henry. 20 letters (1891, May-June) to Francesca B. Scamman. 20 items. Scamman, Henry. 20 letters (1891, July) to Francesca B. Scamman. 20 items. mssscamman papers 6

7 0 Box Box Scamman, Henry. 18 letters (1891, Aug.-Sep.) to Francesca B. Scamman. 18 items. Scamman, Henry. 5 letters (1891, Dec.) to Francesca B. Scamman. 5 items. Scamman, Henry. 19 letters (1892, Jan.- Feb.) to Francesca B. Scamman. 19 items. Scamman, Henry. 7 letters (1892, Mar.) to Francesca B. Scamman. 7 items. Correspondence, Scamman, Henry to Francesca B. Scamman, 1892, June - Stockton Combined Harvester & Agricultural Works ( ) Scamman, Henry. 21 letters (1892, June-July) to Francesca B. Scamman. 21 items. Scamman, Henry. 7 letters (1892, Aug.-Dec.) to Francesca B. Scamman. 7 items. Scamman, Henry. 15 letters (1893) to Francesca B. Scamman. 15 items. Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1849, Dec. 18) to George Scamman. Also includes a typescript copy. 2 items. Scamman, Henry. 7 letters ( ) to Tristan Scamman. 7 items. Scamman, Henry. 1 letter [undated] to J. Henry Sears. 1 item. Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1884, Mar. 20) to L.A. Shippee. 1 item. Fragment. Scamman, Henry. 2 letters ( ) to J. Stafford. 2 items. Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1884, Mar. 29) to Stockton Combined Harvester and Agricultural Works. 1 item. Scamman, Henry. 4 letters ( ) to C.L. Taylor. 4 items. Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1885, Dec. 28) to P.L. Turner. 1 item. Scamman, Tristan. 11 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 11 items. Scrivener, Arthur. 1 letter (1890, Dec. 29) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Sears, J. Henry. 2 letters (1881) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. Searls, Niles. 1 letter (1884, June 28) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Selman, A. 1 letter (1892, June 25) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Shaeffer, J.F. 1 letter (1906, Sep. 4) [no addressee]. 1 item. Shaw, Walter. 2 letters (1884) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. Shreve, Crump, & Low. 1 letter (June 30) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Simmons, Samuel D. 1 letter (1891, Dec. 16) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Simpkins, C.H. 2 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. Slocum, Joshua. 1 letter (1878, Nov. 18) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Smiley, Charles W. 1 letter (1889, Feb. 19) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Spaulding, H. 1 letter (1902, Aug. 15) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Spaulding, William H. 1 letter (1905, July 1) to Carrie B. George. 1 item. Springer, George E. 1 letter (1905, July 10) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item. Stafford, J. 5 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Steel, William. 1 letter (1891, Nov. 2) to Henry Scammam. 1 item. Stockman, E.A. 1 letter (1888, Feb. 29) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Stockton Combined Harvester & Agricultural Works. 9 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 9 items. Correspondence, T-Z and unknown Taylor, C.L. 2 letters (1879) to H.D. Harriman. 2 items. Taylor, C.L. 14 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 14 items. Taylor, C.L. 15 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 15 items. Taylor, C.L. 12 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 12 items. Taylor, C.L. 5 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 5 items. Taylor, R.E. 1 letter (1894, Apr. 26) to Freeman & Bates. 1 item. Tendrick, H.B. 1 letter (1884, Jan. 14) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Tops, S. 1 letter (1891, Jan. 7) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Turner, John W. 1 letter (1883, Nov. 28) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Turner, P.L. 1 letter (1885, Dec. 6) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Vaughn, J.A. 1 letter (1892, Mar. 4) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Vesaria, L. 2 letters (1884) to Henry T. Briggs. 1 item. Webster, Nathan. 1 letter (1881, Feb. 23) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Wehe, Frank R. 2 letters (1893) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Weil, John. 1 letter (1884, Sep. 30) to Henry T. Briggs. 1 item. Weil, John. 4 letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 4 items. Wemple, William R. 1 letter (1892, Apr. 7) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. Wittgenstein, S. 1 telegram (1886, Sep. 20) to Henry Scamman. 1 item. mssscamman papers 7

8 Wood, Jim. 1 letter (1877, Oct. 11) to Judge G.S. Belcher. 1 item. Zimmerman, Jos., Mrs. 1 letter (1894, May 1) to Henry T. Briggs. 1 item letter (1902, Mar. 18) to George E. Bates. 1 item letter (1895, Apr. 3) to Samuel Davis. 1 item letters ( ) to Henry Scamman. 2 items. Ephemera Box 7 Ephemera, Account books - Contracts (Miscellaneous) Account books (1879). 2 items. Account books (1879). 2 items. Account books (1879). 2 items. Account books (1879). 2 items. Affidavit [undated]. 1 item. Affirmation of Real Estate Transaction (1894, Nov. 20). 1 item. Bank statements ( ). 9 items. Balance sheets for ship Wildwood ( ). 15 items. Bill of sale & registration for ship Wildwood ( ). 3 items. 0 Bill of sale for Sailing Ship Orpheus (1873, June 30). 1 item. 1 Bill of sale for Schooner Addie Jordan (1896, Oct. 30). 1 item. 2 Blueprint [undated]. 1 item. 3 Bond certificate [undated]. 1 item. Blank. 4 Board of Supervisors Citation & Notice (1882, June 2). 1 item. 5 Boston & Maine Railroad receipts ( ). 12 items. 6 Business Cards [undated]. 5 items. 7 California Superior Court complaint (1883, Nov. 12). 1 item. 8 Checks [undated]. 10 items. Blank. 9 Checks (Miscellaneous) ( ). 5 items. 0 Checkbook [undated]. 1 item. 1 Cleared checks of Francesca B. Scamman ( ). 8 items. 2 Cleared checks of Henry Scamman ( ) 18 items. 3 Contracts (Miscellaneous) ( ). 17 items. Box 8 Ephemera, Crop mortgages - Envelopes Crop Mortgages ( ). 6 items. Dance instruction card [undated]. 1 item. Deeds ( ). 19 items. Deposit slips ( ). 49 items. Envelopes (empty) ( ). 14 items. Envelopes (empty) ( ). 28 items. Envelopes (empty) [undated]. 14 items. Envelopes (empty) [undated]. 29 items. Box 9 Ephemera, Henry Scamman estate receipts Ledgers for ship Wildwood, 1881 Henry Scamman estate receipts ( ). 68 items. Invoices for Ship Wildwood (1886). 14 items. Fire insurance policies ( ). 14 items. Invoices ( ). 17 items. Insurance Policies for Ship Wildwood ( ). 9 items. Land Leases ( ). 4 items. Last Will and Testament of Robert Jameson (1856, Oct. 21). 1 item. Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. ( ). 27 items. Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. ( ). 17 items. Box 10 Ephemera, Ledgers for ship Wildwood, 1882-Mining survey note Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. ( ). 4 items. Ledgers for Ship Wildwood. [undated]. 10 items. Legal settlements ( ). 9 items. Legal summons ( ). 6 items. Life insurance policies ( ). 10 items. Map - Port Townsend, WA (1890). 1 item. Mine information form (blank) [undated]. 1 item. mssscamman papers 8

9 Ephemera Mining Co. prospectus [undated]. 1 item. Mining survey note [undated]. 2 items. Box 11 Ephemera, Miscellaneous documents re: Wells Fargo robbery - Notebook Miscellaneous documents re: Wells Fargo robbery and liability [c. 1875]. 4 items. Miscellaneous notes and ledgers ( ). 13 items. Miscellaneous notes and ledgers ( ). 41 items. Miscellaneous notes and ledgers [undated]. 70 items. Miscellaneous notes and ledgers from ship Orpheus ( ). 5 items. Miscellaneous records from ship Wildwood ( ). 22 items. Mortgage form [undated]. 2 items. Blank. Mortgages ( ). 12 items. Newspaper clippings ( ). 24 items. 0 Notebook (1870). 1 item. 1 Notebook (1883). 1 item. 2 Notebook [c.1887]. 1 item. 3 Notebook [c.1889]. 1 item. 4 Notebook [undated]. 1 item. Box 12 Ephemera, O-Receipts, 1882 Obituary - Charles M. Scamman [undated]. 1 item. Overdraft notice (1891, Apr. 30). 1 item. Pamphlet advertisements (1886). 4 items. Payment request (1884, May 4). 1 item. Photographs [undated]. 12 items. Power of attorney ( ) 4 items. Probate records ( ). 20 items. Promissory notes ( ). 45 items. Proof of inheritance (1884, May 21). 1 item. 0 Ranch lease documents (1880). 2 items. 1 Receipts ( ). 47 items. 2 Receipts ( ). 60 items. 3 Receipts (1882). 74 items. Box 13 Ephemera, Receipts, 1883-Receipts from Ship Wildwood, 1885 Receipts ( ). 50 items. Receipts ( ). 44 items. Receipts ( ). 38 items. Receipts [undated]. 17 items. Receipts from ship Wildwood ( ). 63 items. Receipts from ship Wildwood (1880). 51 items. Receipts from ship Wildwood ( ). 47 items. Box 14 Ephemera, Receipts from ship Wildwood, 1886-Westways article Receipts from ship Wildwood (1886). 46 items. Receipts from ship Wildwood (1892). 10 items. Receipts from ship Wildwood [undated]. 5 items. Sketches [undated]. 2 items. Stock certificates ( ). 9 items. Tax forms - CA ( ). 6 items. Tax forms - CA ( ). 28 items. Tax forms - CA ( ). 28 items. Tax forms - ME ( ). 26 items. 0 Tax statement - Butte County, CA (1883). 1 item. 1 Thirty day notice to vacate - blank [undated]. 1 item. 2 Weather maps (1901). 2 items. 3 Westwaysarticle (1963, Aug.). 1 item. Oversize Hulbert, Archer Butler. Forty-Niners: The Chronicle of the California Trail.Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, Signed by the author for Miss Scamman [Edith Scamman]. 1 item. mssscamman papers 9