Charles James papers : mss., 1863-1872.

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Charles James papers : mss., 1863-1872.

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Handwritten copies of correspondence relating to the attempted export of arms from San Francisco, 1864. Handwritten copies of Presidential and Treasury Dept. orders; correspondence as Collector of the Port and Customs, with E.F. Beale, Thomas Brown, Placido Vega, General McDowell and others. V. 2 - Invitation to Mr. & Mrs. James to the ball, San Francisco, Nov. 17, 1863, honoring Admiral Popoff and officers of the Russian Squadron; letter, Nov. 10, 1872, from Horace Greeley and printed copy of his acceptance of the Presidential nomination; photostat of obituary of James from the Washington Post, 1901; and other materials; v. 3 - Document signed by President Abraham Lincoln commissioning Charles James Collector of Customs, San Francisco, 1864.

3 v. (1 bound v., 1 portfolio, 1 oversize file)

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James, Charles, 1817-1901.

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