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Register of the Burrell Family Papers, 1824-1882
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BOX 1: BURRELL FAMILY PAPERS

 

1.1 STAFF RESEARCH NOTES

 

1) Burrell Letters Title Page

 

2) Burrell Letters California Historical Quarterly photocopies

 

1.2 BURRELL CORRESPONDENCE, 1824-1852 [typed transcriptions; letters are from Clarissa Wright Burrell unless otherwise indicated]

 

1) Introduction, information on Clarissa Wright Burrell [3 pp. on pink paper]

 

2)-Elizur Wright, Tallmadge, Portage Co., Ohio, 4-10-24

 

3)-Miss Martha Wright, Worthington, Ohio, 12-21-28

 

4)-Miss Martha Wright, 12-22-28

 

5)-Mrs. Amelia Hanford, Windham, Portage County, Ohio, 5-16-34

 

6)-Mrs. Clarissa Wright, Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio 5-11-40[3 pp.]

 

7)-To Clarissa Wright, Tallmadge, Rev. Mr. Breck , "My DC" from Elizur Wright, Aurora, 2-2-52.

 

1.3 BURRELL CORRESPONDENCE, 1850-1856

 

1) The trip from the Valley to the Mountain Home as written by Mr. Burrell. Description of family moving to the Santa Cruz Mountains.

 

2)*-Mrs. Amelia Hanford, Tallmadge, Portage County, Ohio,2-28-50 [3 pp.]

 

3)*-Mr. Norton, Dear Friends, 1-21-51[including note; 2 pp.]

 

4)*-Lyman J Burrell Dear Husband, Santa Clara County, California, 12-25-51 [pencil note, Mrs. Hirsch]

 

5)*-LJB, Dear Husband, 2-24-52 [3 pp.]

 

6)*-do., 3-3-52 [2 pp.]

 

7)*-do., 3-20-52 [2 pp.]

 

8)*-do., 4-5-52 [2 pp.]

 

9)*-do., 4-25-52 [2 pp.]

 

10)*-do., 6-23-52 [3 pp.]

 

11)*-do., 7-9-52 [2 pp.]

 

12)*-do., 8-18-52 [2 pp.]

 

13)*-LJB from CWB, Boston, 9-19-52

 

14)*-From Elizur Wright, Boston to CWB, 10-16-52

 

15)*-Brother and sisters, 2-12-52 [3 pp; arrival in California]

 

16)*-Lyman J. Burrell, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, County, California, Dear Brother and Sister Burrell from brother Wm. Hanford, Tallmadge, 12-21-53 [3 pp.]

 

17)*-Mrs. Amelia Hanford, Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio, Dear Brother and Sister, 3-4-54 [4 pp.]

 

18)*-Rev. William Hanford, Tallmadge Summit County, Ohio, Dear Brother & sister, 3-19-[54] [3 pp.]

 

19)*-Rev. William Hanford, Dear Brother and Sister, 9-6-54 [4 pp.]

 

20)*-Brother and Sister, 2-25-55 [3 pp.]

 

21)*-do., 12-14-55 [3 pp.]

 

22)-Misses Martha and Clara, n.d.

 

23)*-Dear Brother and sister, 6-1-56 [4 pp.]

 

24)*-Lucy Wright Lewis, 8-17-56 [4 pp.]

 

25)*-Martha and Clara, n.d.

 

1.4 BIRNEY BURRELL DIARIES, 1852-1862 [typed transcriptions]

 

1) 10-16-52 to 2-6-53 [pp. 1-31]

 

2) *1-31-53 to 6-9-53 [pp. 1-35]

 

3) 3-7-54 to 1-8-55 [pp.1-6]

 

4) 6-1-55 to 1-31-56, [pp.1-39]

 

5) 1857 [pp. 1-5]

 

6) 1859 [pp. 1-6]

 

7) 1860 [pp. 1-3]

 

8) 1862 [pp. 1-14]

 

1.5 MOUNTAIN MESSENGER PUBLICATIONS [there are two copies of each item in this file]

 

1)-To editor from Yocup Snider, 3-3-62

 

2)-To Editor from Observer, Summit, 3-3-62

 

3)-Poetry: "When I Mean to Marry"

 

4)-Peter Stefle. "Fragment of Romance"

 

5)-"Mr. Ed from One of the Stork Species"

 

6)-"Mr. Ed from Josh & Co."; To Editor from Frank, 3-6-62

 

7)-Advertisement: Haunc Snider; Notice to Batchelors

 

8)-"Mr. Miner from a farmer's son"

 

9)-December, Mountain Home "To Uncle Frank" for the Youth's Cabinet, [2 pp.]

 

10)-"Dear Uncle Frank" for the Youth's Cabinet [2 pp.]

 

11-To Aunt Sue, assistant editor, Woodworth Youth's Cabinet; "Dear Aunt Sue" from JBB

 

12)-To Francis Woodworth editor of Woodworth's Youth Cabinet, Santa Clara County, California, "Dear Uncle Frank," from JBB

 

13)-"My letters To Daniel Lewis": "Dear Cousin" from Birney, Mountain Home, 9-2-55

 

14)-"Dear Cousin Daniel" from Birney, Mountain Home, 12-16-55

 

15)-do., 12-16-55

 

16)-To Howard Burrell; "Dear Cousin from Birney," 5-29-55 [5 pp.]

 

17-Journal account of bear story

 

18)-Butter account, 1855

 

19)-Register of hogs, 1854

 

20)-Register of cattle, 1854; Register of horses

 

1.6 MOUNTAIN ECHOES PUBLICATIONS [reminiscences of Lyman J. Burrell publ. in this 1882 typescript journal]

 

1) Mountain Echoes 1:1-1:4 (12-31-81 to 4-1-82) "Recollections of an Octogenarian," by Lyman J. Burrell. [typescript on tissue paper]

 

2) Another set on 8" x 14" paper.

 

2) Photograph of group [subjects identified]

 

3) Photograph of house

 

1.7 REGINALD STUART NOTES

 

1) Notes on family genealogy and notes on Burrell letters [beige composition book]

 

2) Stuart description of finding the Burrell letters; notes on Burrell family [beige composition book]

 

3) Another version of above [typescript]

 

4) "Introduction" & description of Burrell family and letters [11] by R.R. Stuart? [typescript]