Law license and letters, 1833-1860.

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Law license and letters, 1833-1860.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79371035

This small group of items includes Lockwood's license to practice law in Indiana by the Indiana Supreme Court, a letter by Lockwood to George Wallace regarding the case of Frémont and Boggs vs. Merced Mining Co., and a letter by Felix Argenti, a California banker and member of the Committee of Vigilance, to George Wallace regarding Governor John G. Downey and requests for copies of land and patent documents.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Merced Mining Co.

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Argenti, Felix.

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Boggs, Biddle

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Lockwood, R. A. (Rufus Allen), 1811-1857

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Rufus A. Lockwood first received his license to practice law in Indiana in 1833. In the 1850s he was practicing law in San Francisco. He was the attorney for John Charles Frémont and Biddle Boggs in their case against Merced Mining Co. From the description of Law license and letters, 1833-1860. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79371035 ...

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...

Indiana. Supreme Court

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