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Henry Huntley Haight letter to Elihu Benjamin Washburne

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Description: Haight introduces Mrs. Morse, the wife of California physician Dr. J. F. Morse, "one of our most distinguished and successful physicians." She is visiting France, and Haight hopes she is extended "any courtesies which it may be customary." Printed letterhead of the State of California Executive Department.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1869, May 27.
Call number: mssHM 21350
Creator: Haight, Henry H (1825-1878)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from A. A. A., date unknown.
Dimensions: 25 cm :

Henry Huntley Haight letter to John Thompson Hoffman

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Haight reports that he has received Hoffman's letter regarding the case of James Fitzmorris, and gives his opinion on the matter, which concerns Fitzmorris' attempted robbery of a jeweller's shop in Sacramento "with an iron wrench in hand." Fitzmorris, who may have been drinking before the incident, allegedly planned to murder the jeweller as well, but was unsuccessful, and fled when the injured shopkeeper called for help. Printed letterhead of the State of California Executive Department.

mssHM 27913

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Henry Huntley Haight papers

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A collection of 508 items from 1846 to 1885, which consists of letters, documents and manuscripts related to the life and interests of Henry Huntley Haight. Subject matter includes the political history of California; the development of San Francisco; railroad subsidies; and anti-slavery and secession questions in California. The collection also includes the business papers of Joseph B. Wells and the legal firm of Wells, Haight and Gary. Correspondents frequently represented in the collection include: James S. Bush, Eugene Casserly, Joseph E. Gary, Fletcher Matthews Haight, Samuel Haight, Bayard Taylor and Joseph B. Wells.

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James R. Mershon letter to Henry Huntley Haight

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In this letter to California lawyer Henry Huntley Haight, James R. Mershon writes of commencement festivities at Yale University, and of improvements to the campus. He asks Haight, who may have attended Yale, for a donation to help "the society" at Yale, which Mershon appears to be involved in.

mssHM 27912

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Henry Uhrbroock letter to Mrs. James Clarke

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Henry Uhrbroock introduces himself by letter to the wife of James Clarke, whom Uhrbroock describes as his partner. Uhrbroock writes that Mr. Clarke is currently unable to write to his wife, and hopes that she will accept this letter in his stead. He writes of both the atrocities and the beauty of California, and hopes to be able to report favorably regarding Mr. Clarke in the near future.

mssHM 21250

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Henry William Herbert letter to Ogden Hoffman

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Herbert introduces his friend and colleague Adam Cridland, who is traveling to California with the hopes of establishing himself among the medical profession there. Should Hoffman find a suitable assignment for Cridland, Herbert would "esteem a great personal favor."

mssHM 19005

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Marsh Giddings letter to Stephen Benton Elkins

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Governor Giddings, writing to Elkins, the U. S. representative from New Mexico, hopes that "the paper I have made will with your recollection enable you to get a legal election." With printed letterhead of the Territory of New Mexico Executive Office.

mssHM 29233

Henry Huntley Haight letter to Elihu Benjamin Washburne

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