Collection Contents
Manuscripts and Correspondence
Manuscripts and Correspondence 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 (1899-1901) 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 (1895-1901) to Samuel Davis. 4 items.
Biggs, E.E. 16 letters (1887-1892) to Samuel Davis. 16 items.
Brand, A. 1 letter (1882, Nov. 23) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Briggs, Henry T. 17 letters (1878-1884) to Henry Scamman. 17 items.
Briggs, Henry T. 16 letters (1885-1891) to Henry Scamman. 16 items.
Briggs, Henry T. 1 letter (1882, Dec. 22) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item.
Brooks, C.S. 1 letter (1891, Aug 24) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Brown, J.W. 1 letter (1894, Oct. 2) to Samuel Davis. 1 item.
Brown, J.W. 3 letters (1892-1893) to Henry Scamman. 3 items.
Brown, J.W. 3 letter fragments [undated]. 3 items.
Busch, Aug. C. 2 letters (1883-1890) to Henry Scamman. 2 items.
Bush, A.S. 1 telegram (1890, Aug. 11) to P. Scamman. 1 item.
Conlan, Daniel. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 17) to Henry Scamman. Also includes enclosed payment form. 2 items.
Conley, Patrick. 1 letter (1882, Sep. 8) to “Misses Banthur.” 1 item.
Cowdery, J.F. 1 letter (1867, June 29) to Henry Scamman. 1item.
Crawford, W.H. 1 letter (1893, Mar. 13) to J.W. Brown. 1 item.
Darling, C.C. 1 letter (1893, July 31) to Henry Scamman. 1item
Davidson, S.P. 3 letters (1886-1892) to Henry Scamman. 3items.
Davis, Samuel. 1 letter (1882, Mar. 13) to Henry T. Briggs. 1 item.
Davis, Samuel. 3 letters (1893-1897) to J.W. Brown. 3 items.
Davis, Samuel. 1 letter (1883, May 19) to Thos. S. Galbraith. 1 item.
Davis, Samuel. 11 letters (1895-1900) to Francesca B. Scamman. 11 items.
Davis, Samuel. 16 letters (1877-1892) to Henry Scamman. 16 items.
Davis, Samuel. 3 telegrams (1887-1888) to Henry Scamman. 3 items.
Dawson, John. 1 letter (1879, Sep. 26) to H.D. Harriman. 1 item.
Durley, John. 1 letter (1883, Oct. 7) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
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 (1895-1897) to Francesca B. Scamman. 2 items.
Fr. J. Emmerich & Son. 1 letter (1883, Sep. 23) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Frost, James. 2 letters (1873-1874) to C.L. Taylor. 2 items.
Galbraith, Thos. S. 3 letters (1884-1887) to Henry Scamman. 3 items.
Gardins, S.G.C. 1 letter (1849, Dec. 30) to Chas. A. Sawyer. 1 letter.
Garlish, J.H. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 26) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Gashwiler, J.N. 3 letters (1865-1866) to Henry Scamman. 3 items.
Gray & Sexton. 1 letter (1883, Apr. 3) to Henry Scamman. Also includes enclosed sketch. 2 items.
Gutierrez, Henry. 1 letter (1871, Nov. 10) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Harriman, H.D. 5 letters (1879) to Henry Scamman. 5 items.
Herbert, G.W. 1 letter (1885, Apr. 27) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Herman & Co. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 9) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Holton, R. 1 telegram (1884, July 12) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Hoose, J.A. 1 letter (1883, July 19) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Hughes, G.W. 1 letter (1890, July 23) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Hughes, J.C. 2 letters (1890) to Henry Scamman. 2 items.
Hughes, Watt. 1 telegram (1890, Aug. 5) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Jones, R.J. 1 letter (1879, Aug. 19) to Henry Scamman, 1 item.
Landeker, D.H. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 6) to Jas. W. Brown. 1 item.
Lane, R.B. 1 letter (1886, Feb. 14) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Larmour, L.B. 1 letter (1885, July 31) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Lewis, Allen. 1 letter (1880, July 14) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
McDonald, J.M. 1 letter (1889, Feb. 11) to Henry T. Briggs. 1 item.
McDonald, J.M. 2 letters (1890-1892) to Henry Scamman. 2 items.
McGrath, Thos. J. 1 letter (1893, Jan. 24) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Mead, M.H. 1 letter (1892, Nov. 2) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Mellen, Henry B. 1 letter (1876, Nov. 23) to Capt. Geo. Jordan. Also includes copies of two enclosed articles. 3 items.
Miller Bros. 1 letter (1886, Aug. 6) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Molineux, H. 3 letters (1880-1889) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Neale, Vincent. 1 letter (1884, Jan. 2) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Neumann, Albert. 1 letter (1881, May 6) to George H. Emery. 1 item.
O’Gorman, Richard. 1 letter (1879, Sep. 24) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Osgood, J.C. 1 letter (1898, Mar. 19) to Freeman & Bates. 1 item.
Pierson, Albert. 2 letters (1883-1885) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Pond, E.B. 1 letter (1883, May 1) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Ralston, W.C. 1 letter (1865, Dec. 1) to Henry Scamman. 1 item.
Redding, W.B. 1 letter (1908, Apr. 11) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item.
Reinhardt, M.E. 1 letter to (1866, May 20) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item.
Rideout, D. 1 letter (1887, Feb. 14) to Francesca B. Scamman. 1 item.
Robinson, H.L. 1 letter (1892, Aug. 10) to H.H. Purdy. 1 item.
Robinson, H.L. 2 letters (1892) to Henry Scamman. 2 items.
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 (1875-1881) to Henry Scamman. 29 items.
Sawyer, Chas. A. 16 letters (1882-1883) to Henry Scamman. 16 items.
Sawyer, Chas. A. 19 letters (1884-1886) to Henry Scamman. 19 items.
Sawyer, Chas. A. 19 letters (1887-1889) 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.
Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1893, Oct. 13) to E. Biggs. 1 item.
Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1893, Dec. 20) to A. Bonslett. 1 item.
Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1892, Oct. 2) to William Elliot, Jr. and J.J. Elliot. 1 item.
Scamman, Francesca B. 3 letters (1893) to John Hayes. 3 items.
Scamman, Francesca B. 2 letters (1893-1894) to R.E. Robinson. 2 items.
Scamman, Francesca B. 1 letter (1904, July 27) to Julius P. Reis. 1 item.
Scamman, Francesca B. 21 letters (1883-1893) to Henry Scamman. 21 items.
[Scamman, Francesca B.] 1 letter (1893, Oct. 14) to unidentified recipient. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1891, May 8) to Thomas Brennan. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1892, Mar. 27) to J.W. Brown. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 2 letters (1883-1890) to Aug. C. Busch. 2 items.
Scamman, Henry, and J.W. Brown. 1 letter (1892, Jan. 4) to Dan Conlan. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1885, July 17) to Rowena C. Denning. 1 item
Scamman, Henry. 2 letters (1883) to John Durley. 2 items.
Scamman. Henry. 3 letters (1885-1888) to Samuel Davis. 3 items.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1884, June 17) to Thos. A. Galbraith. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1879, Dec. 29) to Messrs. Garr & Wanson. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1883, July 31) to J.A. Hoose. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 telegram (1890, Aug. 11) to Watt Hughes. 1item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1884, Apr. 13) to J.B. Hume. 1 item. Incomplete.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1889, Aug. 10) to John L. Lewis. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1893, Mar. 30) to William McKenzie. 1 item. Incomplete.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1883, Apr. 26) to P.D. Pond. 1 item.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1885, Dec. 21) to Rideout & Smith. 1 item.
Correspondence, Scamman, Henry to Sawyer-Francesca B. Scamman, 1892, Mar.
Scamman, Henry. 12 letters (1880-1889) 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.
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 (1884-1885)
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 (1851-1881) 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 (1885-1888) 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 (1873-1889) to C.L. Taylor. 4 items.
Scamman, Henry. 1 letter (1885, Dec. 28) to P.L. Turner. 1 item.
Scamman, Tristan. 11 letters (1869-1877) 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 (1871-1877) 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 (1889-1891) 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 (1884-1885) 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 (1873-1874) to Henry Scamman. 14 items.
Taylor, C.L. 15 letters (1876-1879) to Henry Scamman. 15 items.
Taylor, C.L. 12 letters (1880-1881) to Henry Scamman. 12 items.
Taylor, C.L. 5 letters (1886-1888) 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 (1880-1888) 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.
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.
-----. 1 letter (1902, Mar. 18) to George E. Bates. 1 item.
-----. 1 letter (1895, Apr. 3) to Samuel Davis. 1 item.
-----. 2 letters (1879-1880) to Henry Scamman. 2 items.
Ephemera
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 (1878-1891). 9 items.
Balance sheets for ship “Wildwood” (1876-1885). 15 items.
Bill of sale & registration for ship “Wildwood” (1875-1887). 3 items.
Bill of sale for Sailing Ship “Orpheus” (1873, June 30). 1 item.
Bill of sale for Schooner “Addie Jordan” (1896, Oct. 30). 1 item.
Blueprint [undated]. 1 item.
Bond certificate [undated]. 1 item. Blank.
Board of Supervisors Citation & Notice (1882, June 2). 1 item.
Boston & Maine Railroad receipts (1881-1882). 12 items.
Business Cards [undated]. 5 items.
California Superior Court complaint (1883, Nov. 12). 1 item.
Checks [undated]. 10 items. Blank.
Checks (Miscellaneous) (1880-1889). 5 items.
Checkbook [undated]. 1 item.
Cleared checks of Francesca B. Scamman (1894-1897). 8 items.
Cleared checks of Henry Scamman (1884-1893) 18 items.
Contracts (Miscellaneous) (1879-1905). 17 items.
Ephemera, Crop mortgages - Envelopes
Crop Mortgages (1894-1900). 6 items.
Dance instruction card [undated]. 1 item.
Deeds (1850-1909). 19 items.
Deposit slips (1874-1889). 49 items.
Envelopes (empty) (1875-1886). 14 items.
Envelopes (empty) (1887-1905). 28 items.
Envelopes (empty) [undated]. 14 items.
Envelopes (empty) [undated]. 29 items.
Ephemera, Henry Scamman estate receipts – Ledgers for ship “Wildwood,” 1881
Henry Scamman estate receipts (1893-1905). 68 items.
Invoices for Ship “Wildwood” (1886). 14 items.
Fire insurance policies (1872-1904). 14 items.
Invoices (1871-1898). 17 items.
Insurance Policies for Ship “Wildwood” (1876-1886). 9 items.
Land Leases (1887-1895). 4 items.
Last Will and Testament of Robert Jameson (1856, Oct. 21). 1 item.
Ledgers for Ship “Wildwood.” (1873-1879). 27 items.
Ledgers for Ship “Wildwood.” (1880-1881). 17 items.
Ephemera, Ledgers for ship “Wildwood,” 1882-Mining survey note
Ledgers for Ship “Wildwood.” (1882-1888). 4 items.
Ledgers for Ship “Wildwood.” [undated]. 10 items.
Legal settlements (1871-1912). 9 items.
Legal summons (1883-1895). 6 items.
Life insurance policies (1867-1892). 10 items.
Map - Port Townsend, WA (1890). 1 item.
Mine information form (blank) [undated]. 1 item.
Mining Co. prospectus [undated]. 1 item.
Mining survey note [undated]. 2 items.
Ephemera, Miscellaneous documents re: Wells Fargo robbery - Notebook
Miscellaneous documents re: Wells Fargo robbery and liability [c. 1875]. 4 items.
Miscellaneous notes and ledgers (1866-1877). 13 items.
Miscellaneous notes and ledgers (1880-1901). 41 items.
Miscellaneous notes and ledgers [undated]. 70 items.
Miscellaneous notes and ledgers from ship “Orpheus” (1873-1876). 5 items.
Miscellaneous records from ship “Wildwood” (1876-1886). 22 items.
Mortgage form [undated]. 2 items. Blank.
Mortgages (1881-1903). 12 items.
Newspaper clippings (1880-1912). 24 items.
Notebook (1870). 1 item.
Notebook (1883). 1 item.
Notebook [c.1887]. 1 item.
Notebook [c.1889]. 1 item.
Notebook [undated]. 1 item.
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 (1879-1894) 4 items.
Probate records (1884-1905). 20 items.
Promissory notes (1872-1900). 45 items.
Proof of inheritance (1884, May 21). 1 item.
Ranch lease documents (1880). 2 items.
Receipts (1866-1878). 47 items.
Receipts (1879-1881). 60 items.
Receipts (1882). 74 items.
Ephemera, Receipts, 1883-Receipts from Ship “Wildwood,” 1885
Receipts (1883-1885). 50 items.
Receipts (1886-1889). 44 items.
Receipts (1890-1893). 38 items.
Receipts [undated]. 17 items.
Receipts from ship “Wildwood” (1872-1879). 63 items.
Receipts from ship “Wildwood” (1880). 51 items.
Receipts from ship “Wildwood” (1881-1885). 47 items.
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 (1868-1890). 9 items.
Tax forms - CA (1864-1879). 6 items.
Tax forms - CA (1880-1889). 28 items.
Tax forms - CA (1890-1903). 28 items.
Tax forms - ME (1887-1912). 26 items.
Tax statement - Butte County, CA (1883). 1 item.
Thirty day notice to vacate - blank [undated]. 1 item.
Weather maps (1901). 2 items.
Westwaysarticle (1963, Aug.). 1 item.
Oversize
Hulbert, Archer Butler. Forty-Niners: The Chronicle of the California Trail.Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1932. Signed by the author for “Miss Scamman” [Edith Scamman]. 1 item.