Also: copy of letter from William R. Staats Co. to Huntington Land & Improvement Company, 1913 October 4, and statement of value of unsold lots in Oak Knoll, 1913 October 3, copies of letters from Huntington to Griffith, 1918 January 17, 1919 February 11, 1920 July 30, sales report by Huntington Land & Improvement Company, 1920 June-July, and memo relating to water supply for San Marino and environs. Subjects: Redondo Improvement Co., Huntington Land & Improvement Company, Huntington Hotel.
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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Fragile. Also: letters from Patton to Huntington, 1904 March 31, April 12, 20, 25, 29, May 3, June 29, July 6, 7, 15, 18, 22, 23, August 12, December 10, 13, 17, 23, 24; copy of letter from P.A. Stanton to Patton, 1904 April 11; letter from W.T. Swayze to S.J. White, 1904 April 16; copy of letter from Patton to William R. Staats Co., 1904 April 21 and their reply, April 22, and letter Staats to Patton, July 13; topography sketch of Lot 2, Block 74 of Hancock Survey; copy of letter from Patton to Antoine Borel, 1904 June 29; copy of letter from W.S. Collins to Patton, 1904 July 7; two pencil sketches. Subjects: Dolge, Newport Beach Co., Oak Grove Improvement Co., Los Robles/San Marino Ranch, Marengo Water Co., property purchase and sale, real estate in California, Santa Monica, Huntington Drive Tract, Wallace purchase, stock transfer, De Soto Heights, Reyes Vine and Tract in Los Angeles, Durham fired.
Also: report on cost of construction GH & SA Railway between San Antonio and the east; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Collis P. Huntington, 1892 December 24; memo relative to sinking fund of Southern Pacific Railroad of New Mexico; report on number guests at Castle Crag Tavern, 1892-1896; report on prices of San Francisco property of Pacific Improvement Company, 1896 July 15; report on freight costs on coal paid to Northern Pacific Railway Co. 1896 June-1897 August; press copy of letter from George Schonewald to F.S. Douty, 1897 October 26.
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 B.A. Worthington to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 October 15; two printed circulars re: exchange of free transportation with connecting and other railroad lines; letters from Gates to Huntington, 1902 April 19, November 3, 1903 May 21, July 3, 14, 1904 March 24, April 26, 1905 July 28, November 16; copy of letter from Sacramento Electric and Gas Railway Co. to Huntington, 1903 May 11. Subjects: Pacific Improvement Co., Southern Pacific Co. annual report, Colonel Crocker's health, Olympic Club bonds, Central Pacific Railroad bonds, California Pacific Railroad, Collis P. Huntington's estate.
Enclosure: 1897 December 11 letter had letter from E.C. Wright to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 December 3; 1901 July 30 letter had copy of letter from D.R. Nelson to Tweed, 1901 July 26; 1901 July 31 letter had letter from D.R. Nelson to Tweed, 1901 July 30; 1901 October 29 letter had copy of letter from Thomas H. Hubbard to Tweed, with memos, 1901 October 29; 1901 December 20 letter had letter from Isaac E. Gates to Tweed, 1901 December 20. Also: copy of letter from Trustees of the American Development Co. to the Mexican International Railroad Co., 1897 May 25; memorandum agreement for sale by Executors of estate of Collis P. Huntington to Thomas H. Hubbard, 12,500 shares of the Pacific Improvement Co., 1901 October 1; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Tweed, 1901 December 16. Subjects: Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Lexington machine shop, San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co., Southern Pacific bonds, Central Pacific Railroad, funding bill, Collis P. Huntington's estate.
Also: copy of Huntington letter to Adams, 1924 September 19, copy of Adams telegram to Huntington, 1924 October 17, copies of document from Kenmore Realty Co., and Adams letter to Simon L. Goldblum, 1924 October 27, copy of Adams letter to Westwood Realty Co., 1924 October 28, copy of Adams letter to W.B. Sievers, 1924 November 1, Charles E. Graham note to Adams, 1924 November 14, Huntington telegram to Adams, 1924 November 11, statement of receipts and disbursements relative to Brooklyn properties, and Huntington Land & Improvement Co. to Huntington, 1924 November 5. Some on Henry E. Huntington letterhead. 61 pieces.
