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Robert Howland was a miner who lived first in the Nevada Territories in 1860, then later moved to San Francisco. He is said to have been an acquaintance of Mark Twain, appearing in some of Twain's earliest publications. He is mentioned in a letter from Janet "Jenny" MacNeil Seward to Lucy Standart Bostwick in 1871, regarding him as an acquaintance in San Francisco.

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Biography: 
Robert Howland was a miner who lived first in the Nevada Territories in 1860, then later moved to San Francisco. He is said to have been an acquaintance of Mark Twain, appearing in some of Twain's earliest publications. He is mentioned in a letter from Janet "Jenny" MacNeil Seward to Lucy Standart Bostwick in 1871, regarding him as an acquaintance in San Francisco.
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
Bancroftiana
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
A Mark Twain Friendship
Year: 
1977
Start Page: 
3
End Page: 
4
Citation Notes: 
https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/bancroftiana/ucb/text/bancroftiana_067.pdf
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183280479/robert-m-howland
Title of Webpage: 
Find a Grave
Website Viewing Date: 
Friday, October 28, 2022 - 13:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
Friday, October 28, 2022 - 13:15
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183280479/robert-m-howland
Title of Webpage: 
Find a Grave
Website Viewing Date: 
Friday, October 28, 2022 - 13:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
Friday, October 28, 2022 - 13:15