Letter to Ogden Hoffman, Sr. [facsimile], 1851, February 15.

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Letter to Ogden Hoffman, Sr. [facsimile], 1851, February 15.

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Copy of a letter from Ogden Hoffman, Jr., to his father Ogden Hoffman in which the younger Hoffman describes his activities in San Francisco immediately following his nomination to the U.S. District Court. Hoffman writes of various cases he has become involved with and also describes the scenery of San Francisco.

1 letter, photocopy.

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Hoffman, Ogden, 1793-1856

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United States District Attorney, Southern District of New York. From the description of Ogden Hoffman legal papers, 1824-1854, (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58783365 ...

Hoffman, Ogden, 1822-1891

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Ogden Hoffman was born October 16, 1822 in New York, the son and grandson of accomplished lawyers in that state. He graduated from Columbia College in 1840 and commenced the study of law, after which he established practice in New York City for three years. Hoffman arrived in San Francisco on May 16, 1850 and opened a law office; in March of 1851 he was appointed United States District Judge for the Northern District of California by President Millard Fillmore. Many of his decisions in this capa...