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

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1840

Biographical notes:

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

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Floods
  • California
  • Gold mines and mining
  • Newspapers
  • Railway mail service
  • Water-supply

Occupations:

not available for this record

Places:

  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • California--Los Angeles (as recorded)
  • Colorado Desert (Calif. and Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Nogales (Nogales, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • San Francisco (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • El Paso (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • Juárez (Chihuahua, Mexico) (as recorded)
  • Salton Sea (Calif.) (as recorded)
  • West (U.S.) (as recorded)
  • Rio Grande (as recorded)