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Aron Heilner letter Sigmund Heilner, 1854 April 29

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter from Aron Heilner to Sigmund Heilner. Aron Heilner is puzzled by the circumstances of his son, Seligmann Heilner, in California. Aron advises Seligmann to join Sigmund in Washington, D.C. Dated April 29, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 April 29
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

Seligmann Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner, 1854 June 24

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Letter from Seligmann Heilner to Sigmund Heilner from Crescent City, California. Seligmann promises Sigmund a better life in California than in Washington, D.C. and urges Sigmund to join him. Dated June 24, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 June 24
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

Seligmann Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner, 1854 July 24

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Letter from Seligmann Heilner to Sigmund Heilner. The letter informs us that Seligmann has been in California for the past five years, making him a genuine "49'er." Dated July 24, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 July 24
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, 1854 August 15

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Seligmann Heilner. Aron Heilner worries about the dangerous conditions of the American West. Regina needs dowry money that must come from Seligmann and Sigmund. Urspringen experiences a dreadful fire. Dated August 15, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 August 15
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 Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner , 1854 September 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 11
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lehmann Heilner to Sigmund Heilner in which Lehmann Heilner acknowledges that Sigmund is determined to go to California. Dated September 1, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 September 1
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

Seligmann Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner, 1854 September 25

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 12
Scope and Contents

Two letters from Seligmann Heilner to Sigmund Heilner, sent on the same date. Seligmann explains that his debt to Lemann Heilner is cleared and that he eagerly awaits Sigmund's arrival in California. Dated September 25, 1854.

Dates: 1854 September 25
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, 1854 October 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 13
Scope and Contents

Letter from Heilner family to Sigmund Heilner. Aron finally gives Sigmund permission to go West in a letter from. Dated October 1, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 October 1
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

Seligmann Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner, 1854 October 10

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 14
Scope and Contents

Letter from Seligmann Heilner to Sigmund Heilenr. Seligmann sends Sigmund $200.00 to travel West. He also gives Sigmund specific traveling instructions. Dated October 10, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 October 10
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 Heilner letter to Sigmund Heilner, 1854 November 13

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 15
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lehmann Heilner to Sigmund Heilner. Lehmann writes to invite Sigmund to stay with his family in New York before his departure to California. Dated November 13, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 November 13
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

Crescent City, California, approximately 1855

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 16
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a lithograph of Crescent City, California with clippings of its caption. Dated approximately 1853.

Dates: approximately 1855
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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