Promissory Note (signed) and Protest for Non Payment

San Francisco, 1875 Printed and manuscript. One leaf (2pp.) with original promissory note attached. Dated October 1, 1875. Includes the original envelope. Creased where folded, right edge of sheet a little rough a few very short edge tears. Overall, very good. Isaac Smith Kalloch (1831-87) was a flamboyant Baptist pastor of Boston and was tried, but not convicted, of adultery. He then moved to Kansas were he indulged in land speculation, shady railroad ventures, and political maneuvers before moving to San Francisco (1875) because "there are more wicked people of both sexes in that city… and I feel called by God to convert them." Kallock became pastor of Metropolitan Temple, the city's largest church, and the candidate of the Workingmen's party for Mayor. His campaign attacked not only Chinese labor and the Big Four but also Charles de Young, whose Chronicle opposed him. In cold blood de Young shot Kalloch at his church. Kalloch survived to become Mayor of San Francisco (1879-81). His son, Isaac Milton Kalloch, in turn shot and killed de Young (1880). The father weathered impeachment attempts and the son was acquitted of murder. Both father and son then moved to Washington Territory to become lawyers there. Earlier, while in Kansas, Kalloch borrowed $104.00 from one J. B. Wheeler at the Simpsons Bank of Lawrence, Kansas, to be paid back at 10% interest. The original promissory note, signed by Kalloch, is attached to the Protest for Payment. The loan was finally turned over to the Anglo California Bank of San Francisco who hired one James L. King, a Notary Public, to collect the money from Kalloch. Thus, this official Protest for Non Payment, signed by King, was presented to Kalloch. In keeping with his personal history, Kalloch refused to pay. [Hart, A Companion to California: p.254]..