Also: seven letters from Mitchell to Huntington, 1903 June 30, July 27, 1904 May 30, June 16, 1905 August 1, October, November 19. Subjects: Collis P. Huntington's estate.
gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, Collis H. Holladay, Jr., November 1981.
Gift of Southern California Transit District, December 1981.
gift of Alta California, January 1982.
Purchased from Frances Russell, March 1982.
Provenance unknown. In library as of January 1986.
gift of Collis H. Holladay, Jr., February 1992.
transferred from Ephemera, September 1992.
Gift of March 2001.
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Enclosures: 1905 February 25 letter had letter from E.P. Farrell to Mitchell, 1905 Feburary 25; 1905 November 29 letter had letters from George S. Shanklin and W.B. Talbert to Mitchell, 1905 November 29. Also: copies of telegrams from Huntington to Mitchell, 1903 June 23. Subjects: Collis P. Huntington's estate.
Also: letters from Hammond to Huntington, 1903 October 1, 24, November 5, December 27, 1904 January 11, 22, February 2, March 4, April 28, May 6, 25, June 14, September 7, October 4, 26, December 6, 1905 January 30, February 10, 23, March 2; copy of letter from Thomas H. Hubbard to Hammond, 1903 December 21; copy of letter from Hammond to Thomas H. Hubbard, 1904 January 11; copy of letter from T.H. Curtis to Hammond, 1904 January 15; copy of letter from Hammond to T.H. Curtis, 1904 January 21; telegram from Hammond to Los Angeles Street Railway Co., 1904 February 26; letter from Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. to Hammond, 1904 April 14; autograph note by Hammond to Huntington; telegram from Hammond to Thomas H. Hubbard, 1904 June 14; copies of correspondence between Hammond, Hubbard, and Curtis, 1904 December 1, 6; copy of letter from C.W. Fulton to Hammond, 1905 January 31, and six letters from Hammond to Hubbard, 1905 February 9-10; and newspaper clipping re: Edwin Stone. Subjects: Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co., Southern Pacific Co.
Enclosure: 1903 February 2 letter had letter from Baker, Botts, Baker & Lovett to Tweed, 1903 January 26 and petition of Charles L. Wallis for appointment as administration of estate of Collis P. Huntington in Texas, 1903 January 20; 1904 April 22 had memorandum from Maxwell Evarts to Executors of Estate of Collis P. Huntington, 1904 April 21; 1904 July 5 letter had copy of letter from J.W. Terry to Tweed, 1904 June 28; 1905 October 30 letter had letter from Tweed to John E. Parsons, 1905 October 30. Also: copy of letter from Huntington to Tweed, 1902 December 27; copy of letter from Tompkins, McIlvaine to Tweed, 1905 July 17; copy of telegram from Huntington to Tweed, 1905 October 18; copy of letter from Parsons, Closson & McIlvaine to Tweed, 1905 October 21; copy of letter from John E. Parsons to Tweed, 1905 October 25; copy of letter from Tweed to Parsons, 1905 October 26. Subjects: Collis P. Huntington's estate, Warsaw, New York property.
Also: copies of letters from Hammond to Thomas H. Hubbard, 1903 July 21, November 12, December 10; typewritten memo; copy of letter from Hammond to Julius Kruttschnitt, 1903 November 10; and copies of letters to Hammond from T.H. Curtis, October 30, December 14, 16; W.C. Langfitt, October 27; Northwest Construction Co., October 30; G.S. Gillespie, October 9; W.C. Langfitt to Northwest Construction Co., December 11; Amos C. Fries to T.H. Curtis, December 14; copy of letter from L.B. Seely to Hammond, November 19 and newspaper clipping of James J. Hill speech on trade with Asia, November 19; copy of letter from Richard Koehler to Thomas H. Hubbard, December 4; copies of letters from Hammond to Curtis, Lillie McLane, Langfitt, and Daniel Kern, December 2-27; and newspaper clipping about Portland, Oregon, as shipping center. Subjects: Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co.
Enclosures: 1903 September 9 letter had cost sheets of lands acquired for Pacific Electric Railway Co., from Los Angeles Land Co., and copies of correspondence between Henry E. Huntington and C.A. Henderson, 1902 August-September; 1905 March 2 letter had letter from John Earle Jarding to George S. Patton, 1905 March 1. Also: blueprint map showing lands acquired for Right-of-Way for the Pacific Electric Railway Co.; copies of letters from Huntington to Huntington Land & Improvement Co., 1904 May 20, May 21; copies of letters from Huntington to E.G. Wood, 1904 May 12, 25; letter from Huntington to E.W. Boehme, 1905 October 10; copy of letter from Huntington to Patton, 1905 January 24 and envelope advertising Huntington properties in Alhambra, California; letter from Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Patton, 1906 October 27; copies of letters from Huntington to Patton, 1905 October 31, 1906 November 13; letters from Patton to Huntington, 1906 October 30, November 8; statements of lots sold from Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Patton, 1906-1908; statement of disbursements for Howard Huntington house from August 1906 to June 1907. Subjects: California and Santa Monica real estate, Pasadena Country Club, Oak Grove Improvement Co., San Marino land development.
Also: letter from Pacific Improvement Co. to Clark & Bryan, 1901 October 16; reply by Clark & Bryan 1901 October 18; telegram from A.J. Dwyer, 1901 October 23; plan of lot on Main St. at 6th St., Los Angeles (in pencil); map of property on 9th and Santee Sts., Los Angeles (in pencil); newspaper clipping from Los Angeles Herald, 1903 June 9, re street railway; press copy of letter from Huntington to Clark & Bryan, 1904 April 16; correspondence between Clark & Bryan and Huntington, 1904 May-June; telegram from Clark & Bryan to Huntington, 1905 February 27; and telegram from Huntington, 1905 February 28. Subjects: real estate in California.
