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Manuscripts
A manuscript treatise written by John Montgomery arguing for England's need to establish a standing army and create hospitals for soldiers. The manuscript is dedicated to Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. Includes a 20th century typed transcription.
mssHM 84078
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Manuscripts
This manuscript is a petition addressed to United States President Franklin Pierce, from the "Citizens of the Northern District of the State of California," calling for the removal from office of J. Y. Mcduffie, Marshal of the Northern District, on account of his being "a professional gambler in this State, and that his appointment to office is exceedingly obnoxious to the moral sense of the People of this District." Printed form, with fifty-two hand-written signatures.
mssHM 2058