Calendars of prisoners in the county jail of Stafford, England | Collections | The Huntington

Calendars of prisoners in the county jail of Stafford, England | Collections | The Huntington

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El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (?). Jail register
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John Ringo letter and subpoena
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San Francisco Committee of Vigilance records
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