Elisha Oscar Crosby papers, 1849-1886.

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Elisha Oscar Crosby papers, 1849-1886.

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Letter from J. Ross Browne re position as official reporter of Constitutional Convention, 1849; draft of report on Committee on Finance of Convention; letters from H.W. Halleck and W.G. Marcy; certificate of membership in San Francisco Committee of Vigilance, reminiscences of the Monterey Convention, and other documents.

10 folders.Materials relating to John Ross Brown : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 119:7) and positive (X-X 7 FILM)

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Halleck, Henry Wager, 1815-1872

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Halleck was born on a farm in Westernville, Oneida County, New York, third child of 14 of Joseph Halleck, a lieutenant who served in the War of 1812, and Catherine Wager Halleck. Young Henry detested the thought of an agricultural life and ran away from home at an early age to be raised by an uncle, David Wager of Utica. He attended Hudson Academy and Union College, then the United States Military Academy. He became a favorite of military theorist Dennis Hart Mahan and was allowed to teach class...

Crosby, Elisha Oscar, 1818-1895

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E. O. Crosby was a California pioneer of 1849 and one of the framers of the California state constitution. From the description of Reminiscences of E. O. Crosby : one of the delegates to the first constitutional convention of California, and state senator and chairman of the senate judiciary committee during both the first and second sessions of the California Legislature, 1849-50. 1875-1895. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 31057933 From the descri...

San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856

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The San Francisco Committees of Vigilance of 1851 and 1856 were formed when crime became widespread in the city of San Francisco in the wake of the Gold Rush. In 1856, the murder of James King of William sparked the reactivation of vigilante activities. King, a San Francisco newspaper editor, was shot by James. P. Casey, a corrupt official, after King attacked Casey in the columns of his paper. Immediately 10,000 men hastened to join the vigilantes, and William T. Coleman was again chosen as lea...

Norris, Thomas W. (Thomas Wayne)

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Marcy, William George, d. 1896.

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California. Constitutional Convention (1849)

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The California Constitutional Convention was held in Monterey, California in September and October 1849. The constitution was adopted on October 10, and the convention was adjourned on October 13. From the description of Report on preamble, 1849, Oct. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122540550 ...

Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875

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American author, journalist, and government official. From the description of J. Ross Browne papers, circa 1840-1875. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81540733 Irish-American traveler and author. From the description of Letter to Harper & Brothers, 1853 March 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52128935 John Ross Browne was born in Beggar's Bush, Ireland, on February 11, 1821. After moving to the United States h...