Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
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Contents
Biography
Correspondents
Material Transferred from the Collection
Descriptive Summary
Title: Amos Parmalee Catlin Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1850-1900
Box Number: 149-150; 500
Creator:
Catlin, Amos Parmalee, 1823-1900
Repository:
California State Library
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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Unrestricted.
Conditions of Use
Please credit California State Library.
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must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by
the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Amos Parmalee Catlin Papers, California State Library.
Access Points
Catlin, Amos Parmalee, 1823-1900
Judah, Theodore D. (Theodore Dehone), 1828-1863
Natomas Water and Mining Company
California--Politics and government--1850-1950
California--History--1850-1950
San Francisco (Calif.)--History
Pacific railroads--Early projects
Contents
Business papers, correspondence, legal papers, Natomas Company papers, scrapbooks.
Biography
Amos P. Catlin was born in New York January 25, 1823, where he studied law and came to California in 1849. He formed a law
partnership in Sacramento with John Currey in 1850. In 1851, he organized the Natomas Water and Mining Company to provide
water from the American River for agriculture and mining. In 1852, he was elected State Senator for Sacramento and was instrumental
in permanently locating the state capital at Sacramento. He helped to defeat a scheme to extend the waterfront of San Francisco
600 feet further into the bay. In 1863, he argued the Leidesdorff ranch case before the United States Supreme Court and won
the case. He was a friend of Theodore D. Judah and defended his reputation in articles appearing the the
Sacramento Union. He subsequently served as editor of the
Sacramento Unionand a judge of the Superior court. He died in Sacramento on November 8, 1900.
Correspondents
Major Correspondents
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Currey, John E. B.
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Cutler, Luther C.
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Judah, Anna
Other Correspondents
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Arrowsmith, A. J
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Brooks, L. B.
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Catlin, George, 1796-1872
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Clark, B. F.
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Crocker, E. B.
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Denman, Charles L.
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Egbert, J. D.
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Faulkner, Charles. D.
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Gass, J. H.
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Harmon, John B.
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Hill, C. H.
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Horton, A. J.
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Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900
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Jenkins, Charles M.
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Judah, Theodore D. (Theodore Dehone), 1828-1863
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Kellum, H. F.
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Kent, Jno.
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Kneass, Dallas A.
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Leaky, W. B.
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Lorry, W. S.
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McDowell, Thomas.
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Meek, Washington
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Messinger, W. L.
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Mequillet, D.
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Miller, William
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Mills, Edgar
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Mitchell, Charles
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Nichols, C. P.
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Poole, E. A.
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Reilly, W. T.
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Taylor, Frank F.
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Thompson, H. A.
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West, George R.
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Woodford, E. L.
Material Transferred from the Collection
Books
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Documents of the Natomas Company and its predecessors, 1851-1956 (c**TN 423 Z6 N25)