Washington, DC, 1999.
Preceding element provides place and date of transcription only.
For more information about this text and this American Memory collection, refer to accompanying matter.
The National Digital Library Program at the Library of Congress makes digitized historical materials available for education and scholarship.
This transcription is intended to have an accuracy rate of 99.95 percent or greater and is not intended to reproduce the appearance of the original work. The accompanying images provide a facsimile of this work and represent the appearance of the original.
From California Republicans in Washington D.C. to Abraham Lincoln [With endorsement by Lincoln] 1, March 28, 1861
To the President of the United States
The undersigned citizens of California now in Washington, respectfully request that should further information be desired in regard to the Federal appointments in California than is found in the papers on file in the different Departments, your Excellency will call to your counsels in the matter the following named gentlemen — to wit:
Leland Stanford
Judge Gordon M Mott
J. W. Simonton
Bulletin.
Charles Watrous
Judge John Satterlee
These gentlemen are well known and highly respectable citizens of California, sound Republicans, of good and sober judgment, and deeply interested in the success of the party, and of your administration
Washington March 28. 1861
Joseph A. Nunes Prest of Rep State Conventions of 1856 and 1860, and Delegate to the Chicago Convention.
Wm Rabé Secy of Rep State Central Committee of California
John: T. McLean Member of Every Rep: State Central Committee since the party was organized
F. B. Murdoch Editor of San Jose Telegraph & nominee of the Republican State conventions for state printer in years 1857 & 1859.
Ira P. Rankin Rep. Candidate for Congress in 1856.
Lewis C. Gunn, Repub. Candidate for Presidential Elector in 1856, & candidate for Controller in 1857 & 1858.
Thos. S. Willson Chairman Sonoma County Rep. Committee
J C Hinckley Delegate to Chicago Con.
John P Zane
J. H. [Tinsely?] Editor first Free Soil paper in California
M Frink Jr Amador Co. Cal. Republican Candidate for Legislature in 1856 also in 1858.
R. Chenery Ex Member of Legislature
Henry D Barrows Chairman Los Angeles Co. Repn Committee
Elijah White San Francisco
Henry Brentano Mariposa Co Repn Committee
Jno. M. Eddy. Chairman Repub. Comee, Humboldt Co, Cal,
Benj. B. Nickerson El Dorado Co.
Wm H. Butt candidate for State Senator from El Dorado Co in 56 and 60
[Alexander?] Simonton, San Francisco
Richard Duff Humboldt County
G. M. Hanson Delegate to N. Con 1856 & member of St Cent Com 1858
G W Bryant San Francisco
Jas. E. Freeman Sanfrancisco
Benj L West San Francisco
H. M. Miller El Dorado Co.
J. I. Page San Joaquin Co
George D. White of Stockton San Joaquin
Jas R. McDonald Delegate to Chicago Convention
G. G. Merriam, Sacramento
D. W. Cheesman
[Endorsed by Lincoln:]
This paper is presented the 30th of March 1861, by Mr. Jos. A. Nunes, as spokesman of about fiftyfive Californians, being present, stating it to be the impression of a majority of California Republicans now in Washington.
[Endorsed on Envelope by Lincoln:]
California
Document of the 55