Gardiner, David Lion
Variant namesDavid L. Gardiner was the son of David Gardiner, a lawyer and New York State Senator, and Juliana McLachlan, the wealthy heiress of a Scottish brewer. His sister Julia, married President John Tyler in 1844. David L. Gardiner was in the first American Gold Rush company to travel to the Pacific by crossing Mexico. He was among the earliest Easterners to arrive in San Francisco, in Apr. 1849 and was the first merchant in the new city of San Diego in 1850.
From the description of David L. Gardiner letters : California, to his family : ALS, 1849-1850. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 65426337
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Gardiner, David L. David L. Gardiner letters : California, to his family : ALS, 1849-1850. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Tyler family. Tyler family papers, Group G, 1645-1917. | William & Mary Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Gardiner-Smith papers, 1702-1948. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1799-1838. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1658-1899. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Account books, 1760-1864. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Seager, Robert, 1924-2004. Diary and correspondence, 1840-1887 (bulk 1840-1860). | Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library |
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| associatedWith | California. Constitutional Convention (1849) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gardiner, Alexander, 1818-1851. | person |
| associatedWith | Gardiner family. | family |
| associatedWith | Gardiner family. | family |
| associatedWith | Gardiner family. | family |
| associatedWith | Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, 1799-1864. | person |
| associatedWith | Huntington, Abel. | person |
| associatedWith | Seager, Robert, 1924-2004. | person |
| associatedWith | Tyler family. | family |
| associatedWith | Tyler, John, 1790-1862. | person |
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