Papers of Henry H. Haight, 1846-1885.

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Papers of Henry H. Haight, 1846-1885.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122564566

The collection 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. There are also the business papers of Joseph B. Wells and the legal firm of Wells, Haight and Garry. Correspondents frequently represented in the collection include: James S. Bush, Eugene Casserly, Fletcher Matthews Haight, Samuel Haight, Bayard Taylor and Joseph B. Wells.

508 pieces.6 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6766463

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Haight, Henry H., 1825-1878

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Henry Huntley Haight, California governor, was born in New York and graduated from Yale University in 1844. Haight moved to San Francisco, CA, and practiced law there until he was elected governor of California in 1867. After losing his bid for reelection in 1871, Haight returned to private practice until his death. From the description of Papers of Henry H. Haight, 1846-1885. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564566 ...

Haight, Samuel, fl. 1850s.

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Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878

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Author, translator, and traveler. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor, 1856-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064729 American journalist. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor [manuscript], 1847-1878. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972079 From the description of Poem and letter, 1877 June 26, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972081 From the description of Letter to a member of the...

Wells, Joseph C.

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Casserly, Eugene, 1820-1883

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Eugene Casserly (November 13, 1820-June 14, 1883) was an Irish-American journalist and lawyer. He moved to San Francisco, Calif., in 1850 and published the Public Balance, the True Balance, and the Standard; elected State printer in 1851; retired from journalism and resumed the practice of law; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1869, to November 29, 1873. Solomon Heydenfeldt (1816-1890) was the first Jewish justice of the Supreme ...

Haight, Fletcher M. (Fletcher Mathews), 1799-1866

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Bush, James Clark, 1850-1905

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Wells, Haight and Garry.

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