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John Gorham Palfrey letter to George Washington Greene
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John Quincy Adams, Washington, D.C., letter to John Gorham Palfrey :
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Adams reports that he still has not finished his article on China for the North American Review; he is too busy in Congress and preparing for a U.S. Supreme Court case, most likely United States v. The Amistad.
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George C. (George Congdon) Gorham letter to William Worth Belknap
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Letter sent by George C. Gorham to William Worth Belknap from San Francisco. Gorham writes of a "personal and...very small but very important matter." He writes that "a hundred votes ones way or another" may decide a 3rd District Congressional race between "an ardent Grant Republican and an original secessionist." He asks Belknap to telegraph the "Engineer officer in charge here" and ask him to appoint John Gannon as foreman of laborers on the Lime Point fortification in the San Francisco harbor. Gorham adds that Gannon only wants the position for a short time, and "does not want to retain it after the election." Gorham implores Belknap that such a telegraph would "ensure a Congressman."
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst letter to Mrs. John Percival Jones
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This letter was written from Hearst's home in Pleasanton, California to Mrs. John Percival Jones. In it, she reminds Mrs. Jones that she is expected to visit on "Saturday the ninth...[and] remain until Monday, the eleventh."
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John Augustus Sutter letter to Edward M. Kern
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Sutter writes that his stay in Sacramento was longer than anticipated, upon his receiving two separate subpoenas to appear in the United States District Court in San Francisco. The remainder of the letter is concerned with mutual acquaintances.
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John Milton Bernhisel letter to Franklin Pierce
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Letter to President Franklin Pierce from John Milton Bernhisel, written while he was serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bernhisel writes to Pierce of public opinion in Utah, particularly regarding the Territory's desire to retain Brigham Young as governor. Bernhisel praises Young, noting that he possesses "the entire confidence of the people." He continues that "respecting Governor Young I would...refer your Excellency to...Stephen A. Douglas of the United States Senate." Bernhisel continues that Utah would like to see Zerubbabel Snow kept as Associate Judge, and that Seth M. Blair remain as United States Attorney for the district of Utah, and mentions Blair's original recommendation from Sam Houston. The letter is unsigned and appears incomplete.
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John P. Nicholson letter to James Grant Wilson
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A carbon copy, typewritten letter, with typed signature, from John P. Nicholson to James G. Wilson concerning a request from Mrs. Lambert for information about her husband William H. Lambert. The letter is written on the letterhead of "Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States" from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William H. Lambert (1842-1912) was the manager of the New York Mutual Life Insurance Company as well as the first president of the Lincoln Fellowship and an avid Abraham Lincoln collector. The letter is accompanied by three items: a typewritten list of the societies and institutions of which William H. Lambert was a member; a typewritten list of books and other publications written by Lambert; and a printed pamphlet of a letter from Lambert giving an account of the damage to his Lincoln collection that resulted from a fire at his residence.
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