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Johnson writes of his familiarity with Judge Matthew Hall McAllister, and of a possible vacancy in his offices.
mssHM 19013
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Letter written by Reverdy Johnson to General James W. Denver and sent from San Francisco. Johnson writes that he will not be able to attend a meeting for the "friends of Judge Douglas" due to previous engagements. He mentions that he recently gave a speech supporting Douglas in Boston and had distributed related pamphlets. He also notes that he was having the speech copied in several California newspapers. Includes envelope and typed transcription of the letter.
mssHM 79958
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Johnson informs Williams that the pending Congressional bill "to abolish the present judicial districts of the United States in California" has not been presented, but will be should the opportunity arise. Signed in a different hand than the rest of the letter.
mssHM 19019