ALS, 1855 January 20 : Eureka, to Hon. James W. Denver, Washington.

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ALS, 1855 January 20 : Eureka, to Hon. James W. Denver, Washington.

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Letter from California Assemblyman from Humboldt County which accompanies a petition signed by over 100 pioneer residents of this northwest county of California. They request mail routes and postal facilities to serve their remote, but growing, area.

2 p. ; 25 x 19.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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James W. Denver was born near Winchester, Virginia. He attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1830, settling near Wilmington. In 1841 he taught school in Missouri, and in 1844 he graduated from the law school of the University of Cincinnati. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio. He moved to Platte City, Missouri, in 1845, where he continued his law practice and acting career. In 1847, during the Mexican–American War, he recruited a company for t...