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McCarthy, Denis, fl. 1850 [Notice to vacate home]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04967.03 Author/Creator: McCarthy, Denis, fl. 1850 Place Written: San Francisco, California Type: Document signed Date: 6 August 1850 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Street Commissioner asking author William H. Davis to move his house. Originally pasted into GLC04967.02. Removed in 1998 due to fragility but still housed with 4967.02.

McCarthy, Denis, fl. 1850
Davis, William Heath, 1822-1909

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