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Reverdy Johnson letter to James W. Denver

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Description: Letter written by Reverdy Johnson to General James W. Denver and sent from San Francisco. Johnson writes that he will not be able to attend a meeting for the "friends of Judge Douglas" due to previous engagements. He mentions that he recently gave a speech supporting Douglas in Boston and had distributed related pamphlets. He also notes that he was having the speech copied in several California newspapers. Includes envelope and typed transcription of the letter.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1860, September 26.
Call number: mssHM 79958
Creator: Johnson, Reverdy (1796-1876)(Opens in new tab)
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Reverdy Johnson letter to John B. Williams

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Johnson informs Williams that the pending Congressional bill "to abolish the present judicial districts of the United States in California" has not been presented, but will be should the opportunity arise. Signed in a different hand than the rest of the letter.

mssHM 19019

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Reverdy Johnson letter to Ogden Hoffman

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Johnson writes of his familiarity with Judge Matthew Hall McAllister, and of a possible vacancy in his offices.

mssHM 19013

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Charles A. Leake letter to James W. Denver

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Charles A. Leake wrote this letter to James W. Denver from "Sacramento City" and the letter is devoted almost entirely to California state politics. He writes at length upon the recently-concluded Democratic state party convention, the maneuverings therein of various factions, and the circumstances of leading California political figures such as former governor John Bigler and current U.S. senator David Broderick, as well as the influence of events in California upon national political events.

mssHM 83476

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Parish B. Johnson letters

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Group of three letters written to Parish B. Johnson by his wife, Lydia J. Johnson, and a friend named James A. Waters and sent from Portland, Oregon. Lydia Johnson's letters focus on personal news regarding family and acquaintances. Her 1868 letter notes that the Columbia River has frozen over and ice skating has become a popular pastime, while her 1886 letter mentions a friend's servant, who is "a splendid Chinaman but...he is striking for more wages." The 1868 letter from Waters focuses on his travel schedule, his well-wishes for Johnson's quick recovery from illness, and that he has not had time to visit "six or seven of our Blue Mountain friends in jail here" (possibly referring to the Blue Mountain Eagle, which was published in Grant County beginning in 1868). Each letter also includes an envelope.

mssHM 78054-78056

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John Burroughs letter to "Johnson,"

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In this letter, written to "Johnson" from West Park, New York, Burroughs mentions that he has returned home from a trip. He references the Grand Canyon and visiting John Muir and "Burbank." "Johnson" is possibly Robert Underwood Johnson.

mssHM 82588

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George Ben Johnson oration

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This manuscript is a handwritten transcript of a speech given by "the Honourable" George Ben Johnson at the Presbyterian Church of San Francisco, California, to the E Clampus Vitus Society. The speech was published in the Mountain Democrat newspaper on January 6, 1928, and it was from this newspaper that this transcription was taken. In the speech, Johnson speaks of the importance of upholding the legacy of George Washington, religion, the virtues of brotherhood, and the enduring importance of women. There is a handwritten and unsigned note at the end of the transcript which reads "I write this because I know it will please for it is the most eloquent I ever readd and as you are a member of the order I know it will please you."

mssHM 43204

Reverdy Johnson letter to James W. Denver

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