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Clar, C. Raymond. Pioneer among the Argonauts : being about the life and times of his grandfather, Captain John Clar : typescript, 1960.

Title: Pioneer among the Argonauts : being about the life and times of his grandfather, Captain John Clar : typescript, 1960.

Notes on his grandfather's service in the U.S. Navy, with visits to California in 1836 and 1842; arrival in California as a '49er on the bark, Alexander von Humboldt, from Panama; acquisition of land in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties; service with the U.S. Land Commission; residence in Santa Barbara and San Francisco.

ArchivalResource: (iii, 69 leaves) 1 v. and supplement.

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Clar, John, 1813-1884. John Clar memorandum for Hon. Theo. H. Hittell, 1850s?

Title: John Clar memorandum for Hon. Theo. H. Hittell, 1850s?

Handwritten report covers his experiences during visit to California in 1836, in 1842 during the American seizure of Monterey, and in the Bear Flag Revolt.

ArchivalResource: 6 pages ; 36 cm.

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Clar, C. Raymond. Pioneer among the Argonauts : being about the life and times of his grandfather, Captain John Clar : typescript, 1960.

Title: Pioneer among the Argonauts : being about the life and times of his grandfather, Captain John Clar : typescript, 1960.

Notes on his grandfather's service in the U.S. Navy, with visits to California in 1836 and 1842; arrival in California as a '49er on the bark, Alexander von Humboldt, from Panama; acquisition of land in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties; service with the U.S. Land Commission; residence in Santa Barbara and San Francisco.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol. (iii, 69 leaves) and supplement.

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Clar, John, 1813-1884. John Clar papers, 1845-1883.

Title: John Clar papers, 1845-1883.

Contents: Letter, Sept. 10, 1845, from Clar to George Bancroft, requesting disability pay, enclosing copy of statements by William Maxwell Wood, fleet surgeon, and John D. Sloat; reply from Bancroft; letter, Nov. 22, 1881, from James Alexander Forbes, to William H. Davis protesting difference in his salary and Clar's; transcript of letter, Sept. 16, 1883, from Clar to A.M. Kenady, telling of his work in translating and copying land claim documents while he was with the U.S. Surveyor General's Office, with additional autobiographical information; and undated personal notebook, containing notes on early California history, some relating to land cases and surveys.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

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