John Gately Downey was an Irish-American politician and the seventh governor of California from January 14, 1860, to January 10, 1862. He was the first governor of California born outside the United States and the first to live in Southern California.
San Francisco San Francisco, March 25, 1861. Assistant Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters, New York: COLONEL: In consequence of the frequent depredations by the Indians upon the property of the inhabitants of…
Sacramento, Cal. Sacramento, Cal., September 3, 1861. Hon. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War, Washington, D. O.: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge your telegraph dispatches of August 14 and…
Sacramento Sacramento, December 9, 1861. Brig. Gen. GEORGE WRIGHT, U.S. Army, Commanding Pacific Division, San Francisco : SIR: I have the honor of calling your attention to the inclosed copies…