John T. Mason letter : to Herbert S. Auerbach, 1931 May 28.

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John T. Mason letter : to Herbert S. Auerbach, 1931 May 28.

A seven-line autograph note, signed and appended to a typed letter from Auerbach requesting information on early residents of La Porte, California. Mason, of Downieville, gives approximate dates of residence from the 1860s for four people including "Old Bones" and "Dutch Kate."

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Mason, John T. (John Thomson), 1787-1850

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Virginia governor, University of Virginia president. From the description of The reminiscences of the honorable Colgate W. Darden, Jr. [manuscript], 1984 August. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647820384 John Thomson Mason was born in Virginia on January 8, 1787. He was educated at Charlotte Hall Academy, Maryland and William & Mary College, Virginia as a lawyer. In 1830 Mason was appointed Secretary of Michigan Territory, but soon resigned his office to en...

Auerbach, Herbert S. (Herbert Samuel), 1882-1945

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Utah businessman. From the description of A brief history of Utah, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122638662 Herbert Auerbach received degrees in mining engineering and electrometallurgy from Columbia University and became president of his family's Salt Lake City department following World War I. He was a historian by avocation and translated Father Escalante's journal, authored several articles in Western history, and was president of the Utah Historical Society's Boar...