Letter from Johnson Howell to Peter H. Burnett, 1850.

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Letter from Johnson Howell to Peter H. Burnett, 1850.

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The item is a facsimile of a letter from Johnson Howell to Governor Burnett of California. In the letter, Howell reports the murder by pistol shot of Robert Campbell on September 1, and requests on behalf of the standing committee that the governor offer a reward for the capture of the murderer, whom Howell identifies as William Ewing, another emigrant from Missouri. He also provides a physical description of Ewing. A note written on the letter by the governor's secretary indicates that the Governor answered that he could not offer the reward.

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Ewing, William, 1853-1932

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Campbell, Robert, 1777-1853

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Commissioner of Revenue. From the description of Robert S. Campbell license to Edward Porter[?] [manuscript], 1851 May 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 466868749 ...

Burnett, Peter H. (Peter Hardeman), 1807-1895

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Burnett was Governor when California was admitted into the U.S. in 1850. From the description of ALS, 1851 January 3 : San Jose, to Thomas Fox Taylor. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16951352 Peter Hardeman Burnett, the first American Governor of the state of California, was born in Tennessee in 1807. He was admitted to the bar in 1839. In 1843, he and his family moved to Oregon where he helped form the territorial government. In 1848, Burnett moved t...

California. Governor (1849-1851 : Burnett)

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Howell, Johnson fl.1850.

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Johnson Howell was chairman of the standing committee in Rough And Ready, California, in 1850. Rough And Ready was a gold mining town best known for its brief secession from the United States, which lasted from April 7, 1850 to July 4 1850. The reasons for secession were the rampant lawlessness in the town and anger over a mining tax. The addressee of the letter, Peter H. Burnett, was governor of California from 1849 to 1851. Robert Campbell came to Rough And Ready from Missouri. Fro...