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Henry Huntley Haight letter to John Thompson Hoffman

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1869, July 10.
Call number: mssHM 27913
Creator: Haight, Henry H (1825-1878)(Opens in new tab)
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Henry Huntley Haight letter to Elihu Benjamin Washburne

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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.

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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.

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