John D. Goodwin correspondence, 1868-1875.

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John D. Goodwin correspondence, 1868-1875.

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Seven handwritten letters (14 p.) addressed to a lawyer in Plumas County, California regarding various legal and business matters including railroads, elections, diamond investing (in what later became known as the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872), and witness testimony concerning a self-defense murder case. One of the letters is addressed to Goodwin's business partner, attorney Creed Haymond in Quincy, California, concerning the pace of work at the Washington Mine in Shasta County.

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John D. Goodwin was born in South Carolina on November 6, 1829. He came to California in 1850, prospecting for gold in Plumas County. He was elected County Clerk in 1859 and began to study law. In 1863, he became an attorney and formed a partnership with Creed Haymond. From 1865 to 1867, he represented Plumas County in the State Assembly. After 1867, he practiced law at Quincy, the county seat, until 1876 when he was appointed a district court judge. From the description of John D. G...