Hewitt, Randall H. (Randall Henry), 1840-

Randall H. Hewitt, journalist and writer, was born in Seneca Falls, New York in 1840. He came to Los Angeles in 1875. In the late 1880s, he was working for the railway mail service on the Southern Pacific between Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas. He is the author of Across the plains and over the divide: a mule train journey from East to West in 1862.

From the description of Manuscripts of Randall H. Hewitt, 1849-1916. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 407414209