William Hartnell miscellany, 1833-[19??].

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William Hartnell miscellany, 1833-[19??].

Miscellaneous items by or pertaining to Hartnell, including: a handwritten announcement (Dec. 10, 1833) of the opening of Hartnell's school for boys near Monterey, Calif., whose student body consisted largely of his own 25 children; a hand-drawn map (undated) of land owned by Hartnell in the San Joaquin Valley, between the Cosumnes and Mokelumne Rivers; and typed biographical notes (undated).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6683037

California historical society

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Hartnell, William E. P. (William Edward Petty), 1798-1854

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Born in England in 1798, William Edward Petty Hartnell, also known as Guillermo Eduardo Hartnell, came to California in 1822 after spending several years in South America in the employ of Lima's John Begg and Co. Beginning in 1823, Hartnell, with his partner Hugh McCulloch, conducted an extensive trade with the California missions, exchanging hides and tallow, foodstuffs, and other goods. Hartnell converted to Catholicism in 1824, married Maria Teresa de la Guerra in 1825, and became a Mexican c...