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Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1855 March 11

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 23
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. Aron is overjoyed with news that Sigmund has arrived safely in Crescent City, California. Regina's engagement has failed. Aron elaborates on his meager earnings and demands of dowry money. Max writes a separate, but included, letter. Dated March 11, 1855. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1855 March 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Lehmann and Meier Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1855 March 12

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 25
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lehmann and Meier Heilner to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. Lehmann writes his advice, but promotes his son's desire to go to California. Meier's comment follows. Dated March 12, 1855. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1855 March 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

F. Strouse letter to Seligmann Heilner, 1855 March 22

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 26
Scope and Contents

Letter from F. Strauss, a friend desires to come to California and asks for Seligmann's advice. Dated March 22, 1855. Includes a transcription of the letter.

Dates: 1855 March 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Harold Rosenthal letter to Sigmund Heilner, 1855 May 28

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 27
Scope and Contents

Letter from Harold Rosenthal of Jserlohn, Germany, writes Sigmund Heilner a letter that has not been translated. Dated May 28, 1855.

Dates: 1855 May 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Heilner family letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1855 July 9

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 28
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to sons Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. Aron writes his sons that he has found a husband for Regina through an agreeable dowry. Nanni, Regina, Caroline and David write additional notes in this letter. Dated July 9, 1855. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1855 July 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Heilner family letter to Seligmann Heilner and Sigmund Heilner, 1855 August 17

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 29
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner. Aron extols the virtues of Regina’s fiance. Aron has received a gold nugget from his California sons--often the means by which Seligmann and Sigmund sent funds homeward to Germany. Other family members also write. Dated August 17, 1855. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1855 August 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Max Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner and Seligmann Heilner, 1855 August 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 30
Scope and Contents

Letter from Max Heilner to Seilgmann Heilner and Sigmund Heilner. Max writes of his business life in Wurzburg, Germany. Funds received from his two California brothers have allowed Max to establish a business. Dated August 18, 1855. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1855 August 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Conditions in Northern California and Southern Oregon in 1855, approximately 1977-1985

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 31
Scope and Contents

History written by Sanford Joseph Heilner, grandson of Sigmund Heilner, on the conditions in Northern California and Southern Oregon in 1855. Dated approximately 1977-1985.

Dates: approximately 1977-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Althouse store photograph and art print, 1855 December

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 1
Scope and Contents

Photograph taken in December of 1855 of Browntown (Althouse Creek region), where Heilner brothers mined for gold. Photocopy of original painting by Sigmund Aron Heilner. Dated December 1855.

Dates: 1855 December
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

Oregon Inn-Side News. Volume 1, No. 37, 1946 December

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 32
Scope and Contents

Oregon Inn-Side News, Volume 1, No. 37. Has content regarding Sigmund Heilner. Dated December 1946.

Dates: 1946 December
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6721, Sanford Joseph Heilner and Claire Heilner Freedman collection on the Aron Heilner family / Aron Heilner family letters and documents / Heilner family letters and diaries

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