John G. Downey letter, 1876.

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John G. Downey letter, 1876.

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One letter from John Gately Downey to Eugene M. Sanford (January 7, 1876).

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University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library

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Sanford, Eugene M., b. 1833.

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Downey, John Gately, approximately 1827-1894

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Downey served as governor of California, 1860-1862. From the description of ALS, 1858 December 24 : Los Angeles, to Hon. J.W. Denver, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16837960 Farmer, real estate broker, banker, 7th Governor of California (1860-1862). Downey came to Los Angeles and opened only drugstore between San Diego and San Francisco (1850). Became very wealthy, invested in land, eventually became a...