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Manuscripts
Robert Field Stockton letter to the Alcalde of San Juan Capistrano
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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In this open letter to the citizens of California, Stockton declares that California now belongs to the United States, and is completely free from Mexican dominion. The territory will be under martial law until proper officials and government are installed. Stockton signs this document "Commander in Chief and Governor of the Territory of California."
mssHM 291
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HM 21322 is a letter to General Franklin, written on December 3, 1890. Waterman enclosed receipts for $5,125 of aid to Veterans Home at Yountville, and writes that "with this ceases my officials acts as Governor of California." He informs Franklin that his successor, H. H. Markham, will be inaugurated on January 8, 1891. HM 21323, dated December 6, 1890, contains an autographed photograph of Waterman and an autographed note bearing the words "Business before Pleasure." The recipient of both is not indicated. The letter and the note are written on pages with printed letterhead of the Executive Department of the State of California.
mssHM 21322-21323