Papers relating to litigation over the wills of James G. and Charles L. Fair, 1880-1909.

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Papers relating to litigation over the wills of James G. and Charles L. Fair, 1880-1909.

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Photostats of letters and documents, 1880-1894, of James G. Fair; detectives' reports on Nettie R. Craven and others; statements of various persons; copy of Marc Levingston's formal withdrawal; list of jurors; C.L. Fair's cipher book, 1890; various papers in the settlement of the wills of Charles L. and Caroline D. Fair, including suit of John F. Seymour for payment, and copies of letters from M. Green. Most materials are typed transcripts.

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Levingston, Marc.

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Fair, Caroline D.

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Greene, M.

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Fair family.

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Craven, Nettie R.

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Fair, Charles L., d. 1902.

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Seymour, John F.

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Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894

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Fair was living in Chicago, Ill. when the news of the Calif. gold discovery reached that city. He immediately made plans to terminate his affairs and leave for Calif. His knowledge of placer and quartz mining made him a well-to-do mine and mill owner. In association with Flood, Mackay, and O'Brien, he became a developer of the silver deposits known as the Comstock Lode. Fair served in the U.S. Senate from 1881 to 1887. From the description of James Fair letters and miscellany : ALS a...