Papers of William Bayard, 1856-1920.
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California state library
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History The Spanish settled in California in 1769. The first permanent settlement was started when soldiers and sailors established permanent residence in San Diego. San Jose de Guadalupe was the first pueblo in California. It was founded November 29, 1777 by five colonists who had come to California with explorer, Juan Baptista de Anza. From 1769 to 1822 California was under Spanish rule. In 1822, California declared independence...
Sutro Library
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Bayard, William, 1814-1907
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In 1849, New York businessman William Bayard went before Congress and proposed a railroad route to carry the U.S. Mail as well as passengers. In 1856, he proposed a stagecoach route from Missouri to California for the same purposes. Bayard's proposals comment not only on the practical details of his transportation schemes but the significance of his ventures in binding the Union together. From the description of Papers of William Bayard, 1856-1920. (Huntington Library, Art Collection...
California Stage Company
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The California Stage Company was founded by James E. Birch and was one of the principal stagecoach lines carrying passengers during the California Gold Rush during the 1850s. The company became a Wells Fargo line later in that decade, carrying mail, money, and passengers, and by the early 1860s was operating a huge network of stage lines out of three main hubs: Sacramento, Folsom, and Marysville. Though the company had much competition from the rival Pioneer Stage Line, the route represented in ...
Crockett, J. B. (Joseph Bryant), 1808-1884.
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Biography Joseph Bryant Crockett came to San Francisco in 1852 and soon became an established lawyer active in land claims, and a speculator in San Francisco real estate. He was the organizer and spokesman for a committee of citizens attempting to reconcile Governor J. Neely Johnson and William T. Sherman with the 1856 Vigilance Committee. He was appointed to serve out the term of Oscar L. Shafter who resigned his position as Judge of the Sup...
Haworth, James, fl. 1860s,
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Phillips, Henry Ayling, 1852-1926
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Henry Ayling Phillips (1852-1926), a resident of Millbury, Mass., graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1873 with a degree in architecture. He practiced architecture in Boston until 1923 and was a member of several professional societies. Phillips was a genealogist and a descendant of John Cotton (1585-1652), Richard Mather (1596-1669), and Artemas Ward (1727-1800). From the description of Genealogical notes, 1787-1905. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat r...
Hitchcock, Charles M.,
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