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Lehmann Heilner letter to Seligmann Heilner from Sigmund Heilner, 1854 December 3

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 17
Scope and Contents

Letter from Lehmann Heilner to Seligmann Heilner and Sigmund Heilner. Sigmund writes his itinerary to Seligmann. Lehmann and his son, Meier, write Seligmann that Mayer would like to join the brothers in California. He never emigrates. Dated December 3, 1854. Includes a translation of the letter.

Dates: 1854 December 3
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

Meier and Lehmann Heilner letter to Seligmann Heilner, 1854 December 11

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 18
Scope and Contents

Letter from Meier and Lehmann Heilner to Seligmann Heilner. Once again Meier (Mayer) and Lehmann write on their own particular issues. Dated December 11, 1854. Includes a translation/transcription of the letter.

Dates: 1854 December 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

New York daily times clipping, 1854 December 12

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 19
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from New York Daily Times. There is an announcement of "Star of the West" connecting with the steamship "Sierra Nevada," the ship Sigmund will take to California. Dated December 12, 1854.

Dates: 1854 December 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

Daily Alta California clipping, 1855 January 7

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 20
Scope and Contents

Newspaper articles announce the arrival of the Sierra Nevada into the Port of San Francisco. Dated January 7, 1854.

Dates: 1855 January 7
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

Steamship Sierra Nevada photograph, before 1900

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 21
Scope and Contents

Photocopy and a clippings of the same photograph of the steamship, "Sierra Nevada". Dated before 1900.

Dates: before 1900
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

Steamship America photograph, before 1900

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 6721 Series 1 Sub-Series 2 Item 22
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of the photograph of the interior view of the steamer "America" as seen by Seligmann and Sigmund. Dated before 1900.

Dates: before 1900
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 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

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