Biography of William McKendree Gwin and supporting documents : typescript,ALS,TLS,etc., 1856-1973.

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Biography of William McKendree Gwin and supporting documents : typescript,ALS,TLS,etc., 1856-1973.

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Unpublished biography of William M. Gwin (482 p.) by Roy Bloss, accompanied by Bloss' research materials. These include letters of research questions to librarians, archivists and others; responses to Bloss; correspondence between William Gwin (grandson of W.M. Gwin) and Bloss; an original letter from Geo. Pen Johnston to Hon. J.W. Denver about politics and the Gwin/Broderick race; items relating to William Gwin's (son of W.M. Gwin) career at West Point; and copies of articles relating to the Gwin family. Also includes the printed speech of William H. Seward on the admission of California (1850).

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Bloss, Roy S.

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Johnston, Geo. Pen (George Pen)

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Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885

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Member, California Constitutional Convention, 1849, and U.S. senator from California. From the description of Papers, 1841-1885. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28419864 William M. Gwin was born in Tennessee. In 1833 he was appointed U.S. marshal, district of Mississippi by President Jackson; in 1840 he was elected to the House of Representatives for one term. Coming to California in 1849, he worked to form a state government, representing San Francisco ...

Broderick, David C. (David Colbreth), 1820-1859

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U.S. Senator from Calif., 1857-1859. From the description of David C. Broderick passport and letters testamentary : DS, 1849-1860. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122563619 ...

Gwyn family.

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Denver, James William, 1817-1892

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James W. Denver was born near Winchester, Virginia. He attended public schools and moved to Ohio with his parents in 1830, settling near Wilmington. In 1841 he taught school in Missouri, and in 1844 he graduated from the law school of the University of Cincinnati. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio. He moved to Platte City, Missouri, in 1845, where he continued his law practice and acting career. In 1847, during the Mexican–American War, he recruited a company for t...