Orville C. Pratt dictation and biographical sketches, 1880-1889.

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Orville C. Pratt dictation and biographical sketches, 1880-1889.

Describe early life, law practice, journey to California in 1848, career as judge in Oregon from 1849 and as lawyer and judge in San Francisco from 1856. Included also: biographical sketch prepared from information obtained from Gen. Lucius H. Allen; copies of letters and notes concerning the judge's career; letter from Pratt to H.H. Bancroft, Feb. 4, 1880.

Originals : 1 portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (144 exposures) : negative (Rich. 98:2) and positive.

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Allen, Lucius H.

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Bates, Alfred

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Morrison, George Howard.

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Pratt, Orville C. (Orville Charles), 1819-1891

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Pratt, a lawyer of Rochester, New York, and Galena, Illinois, was appointed associate justice of the Second District, Oregon Territory. In 1856 he moved to San Francisco, where he was later elected judge of the Twelfth District. From the description of Overland journey from Fort Leavenworth to Los Angeles /by Orville C. Pratt, 1848-1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126351 ...