Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Higby, William, 1813-1887
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Letters of William Higby to his mother and father.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Higby was born in New York August 18, 1813. He was a lawyer by profession, coming to California in 1850. He practiced law in San Francisco, then mined for gold at Mokelumne Hill. He was elected District Attorney of Calaveras County (1843-59) and was later elected to the State Senate (1863). In 1863, Higby was elected to Congress serving three terms (1863-68). In 1877, he became Internal Revenue Collector for California. He died at Santa Rosa, California, November 26, 1887.
- Physical description:
- 1 box
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176