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Lawsuits and legal papers

Description

This series includes material related to two lawsuits dealing with Collis P. Huntington and Henry E. Huntington. The first, the Colton lawsuit, was a case brought against Ellen Colton, widow of David D. Colton, attorney for the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the "Big Four" (Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker), against Leland Stanford, et al. Alfred A. Cohen was their attorney in the case. The material is made up of legal documents, correspondence, invoices, copies of testimonies, affidavits, memorandums, agreements, and others, from 1861 to 1924. There is also some material related to Charles Main v Central Pacific Railroad Company et al (also including the "Big Four"). The second case is Henry E. Huntington v Lewis & Simmons. Huntington brought the case against art dealers Maurice Lewis and Isaac Simmons, claiming that the George Romney portrait of Mrs. Sarah Siddons and her sister, which he had purchased, was neither by Romney nor a portrait of Siddons and her sister. The trial took place in May 1917. The painting was found to be by Ozias Humphry [sic] and portrayed the Waldegrave sisters. Huntington was refunded his money. The material is made up of correspondence, documents, newspaper clippings, proceedings, and photograph evidence used in the case.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1861-1950
Call number
mssHEH
Creator
Huntington, Henry Edwards (1850-1927)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Edwin L. Lewis, November 1939.
Gift of Louise Ward Watkins, July 1946.
Gift of Collis Holladay, April 1967.
Gift of Mrs. Collis H. Holladay, 1977-1981.
Gift of Clifford Henry, May 1978.
Gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, 1978-1992.
Gift of Charles Apfelbaum, April 1981.
Gift of Collis H. Holladay, Jr., December 1981.
Purchased from Alta California, March 1982.
Gift of Pasadena Public Library, December 1985.
Provenance unknown. In library as of Frances Russell, January 1986.
Gift of March 2001.
Restrictions
IN PROCESS COLLECTION:
NOT AVAILABLE: Boxes 67-69, 74: Audio materials are not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Barton, Loren Roberta, (1893-1975,)
Cohen, Alfred A. (1829-1887,)
Crocker, Charles, (1822-1888,)
Duveen, Joseph Duveen, (1869-1939,)
Farrand, Max, (1869-1945,)
Graham, Charles E., (1868-1938,)
Hale, George Ellery, (1842-1920,)
Hapgood, George D., (1878-1966,)
Hellman, Isaias W. (1813-1878,)
Hertrich, William, (1868-1952,)
Hopkins, Mark, (1850 or 1851-1924,)
Hunt, Myron, (1821-1900,)
Huntington, Arabella Duval, (1843-1918,)
Huntington, Collis Potter, (1855-1937,)
Mahl, William, (1868-1953,)
Mellon, Andrew W. (1765-1848,)
Metcalf, Edwards H. (1856-1927,)
Miles, George E., (1870-1920,)
Millikan, Robert Andrews, (1824-1893,)
Otis, Harrison Gray,
Patton, George S.
Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937,
Smith, George D.
Stanford, Leland,
Tweed, Charles H.,
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