Benjamin Hayes papers, 1849-1864.

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Benjamin Hayes papers, 1849-1864.

Most of these twenty manuscripts probably belonged at one time to the private archive of José Matías Moreno. They consist mainly of personal letters, eight of them signed by Pío Pico. Included in the collection is a letter from John G. Downey to California's then-governor, Leland Stanford, discussing charges of disloyalty made against citizens of Los Angeles during the early part of the Civil War.

Originals : 1 portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (28 frames) : negative (Rich. 88:6) and positive.

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Hayes, Benjamin Sheldon, 1804-

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Resident of Granby, Conn. From the description of General accounts, 1812. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971440 The Benjamin Hayes papers are but a small fraction of the enormous collection of Californiana made by Judge Benjamin Hayes. For twenty-five years, beginning in 1849 with his own journal of a trip across the plains, Hayes gathered up everything he could find that might eventually be useful to him in writing a history of southern California. By 1874 he recognized t...