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McAllister, Hall, 1828-1888. Weber family papers, 1788-1981.

Title: Weber family papers, 1788-1981.

Includes correspondence, diaries, letterpress copy books, legal documents, accounts, property records, and personal ephemera concerning the life of Charles Maria Weber and his family in California. Weber was a German immigrant and founder of Stockton, California. He came to California in 1841, and his family papers include material relating to his experience in the Mexican War and land acquisition in the Stockton area. The bulk of material spans the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, with some earlier family material. Correspondents include: Washington A. Bartlett, Hull McAllister, John C. Fremont, Thomas O. Larkin, Joseph Bartine Hull, and John Augustus Sutter.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 54 boxes, 76 v., 7 oversize folders (29 linear ft.)Copy of Helen Murphy Weber: Poems, (Box 34, folder 32) : 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 2968) and positive.

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Burton, John, 1782-1848?. San Jose miscellany : mss., 1847-1870.

Title: San Jose miscellany : mss., 1847-1870.

1. A letter from John Burton to Joseph Bartine Hull (1847) responding to an order to disband troops and transfer arms to San Francisco.--2. A statement from Pierre sansevain regarding bran from the mill at San Jose (1848)--3. A promissory note from Manuel Castero to "Clement" (1849).--4. Preamble and resolutions pased by the American Eagle Club (1850) in handwriting of George J. Hobe, and signed by him.--5. Letter from Jack Cory to Dr. J. Newton Brown (1860) concerning his practice as a doctor in San Jose.--6. Contract made with O. Taylor to build a house for Francis E. Spencer (1870) with bond, signed by R.S. Swain and Samuel A. Bishop.

ArchivalResource: 6 folders in 1 portfolio.

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