Josiah Belden papers, 1832-1903.

Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858

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Thomas O. Larkin (1802-1858) was a merchant who settled in Monterey, California, who later became U.S. consul (1844-48) and served as a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. From the description of Letter from Thomas Oliver Larkin to Job Francis Dye and party, 1845 Aug. 10. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499643 Thomas O. Larkin, early California pioneer, arrived in California in 1832. Became succe...

Bigelow, Samuel L.

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Dye, Job Francis, 1807-1883

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Mountain man. Went to California with Ewing Young (1832). Worked on John R. Cooper's rancho, ran store and distillery in Santa Cruz, Calif. Later made money as trader and merchant during Gold Rush. Recollections first printed in Santa Cruz newspaper (1866). This typescript is transcription by Dye's grandson, Thomas F. Butler, of former's published recollections. From the description of "Early history and reminiscences of Job Francis Dye," 1866. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat r...

Cooper, Juan Bautista Rogers, 1791-1872

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Lytle, John J.

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Leva, Francisco.

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Bowers, Eliza M. (Belden)

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McKee, J. W.

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Patee, Solon.

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Shillaber, Theodore.

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Belden, Josiah, 1815-1892

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Originally from Conn., Josiah Belden came overland to Calif. in 1841. He worked as a store clerk for Thomas Larkin in Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Yerba Buena, then opened his own store in San Jose in 1848. He was elected San Jose's first mayor in 1850. From the description of Josiah Belden letters and reminiscence : photostat copies, [undated]. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122638327 Merchant, politican, and pioneer, Santa Clara County, Calif.; member of...

Spence, David L.

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When WW II cut off the United States supply of natural rubber it became imperative that synthetic substitutes be produced. The Rubber Reserve Company was created for this purpose. Two different approaches were pursued: one sought to cultivate natural rubber substitutes, the other sought a wholly synthetic substitute. David Spence was a leading specialist in the production of rubber and had already been involved in an earlier attempt to produce rubber from the guayule shrub during the period 1926...

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918

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Ezekial Thatcher was clerk of the Parkville School District, Shasta County, Calif. He emigrated to California from Pennsylvania in 1850 and helped establish the first school district in the Parkville area. He is descended from the Thatchers of Uffington, England, the same family as Denis Thatcher, husband of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. From the description of H.H. Bancroft letter : San Francisco, Calif., to E. Thatcher, Parkville, Shasta County, Calif. : ALS (photocopy)...

Online Archive of California

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Toomes, Albert G.

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Bidwell, John, 1819-1900

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Bidwell was a noted early Calif. pioneer, landowner, and statesman. He helped form the Western Immigration Society in 1840, which led to the formation of the Bidwell-Bartleson wagon train, the first emigrant train to Calif. He travelled through Utah in 1841, then forged the Calif. immigrant trail. In 1846 he wrote the Bear Flag platform. In 1848, he began buying his ranch, Rancho de Arroyo Chico, also known as Rancho Chico. From the description of Rancho de Arroyo Chico ledger and re...

Reed, James Frazier, 1800-1874

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James Reed and his family came to California as members of the Donner Party in 1846. He was a miner, later settled in San Jose. From the description of James Frazier Reed Collection, 1843-1851. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58855231 Born in Ireland, settled in Illinois and owned a cabinet making business in what is now known as Riverton, Ill. Member of the Reed-Donner party who survived and became a successful businessman in California. From the...

Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910

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