John Bidwell letter : San Francisco, Calif., to W.S. Thomas, in Little Rock, Ark. : photocopy of ALS, 1892 Oct. 14.

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John Bidwell letter : San Francisco, Calif., to W.S. Thomas, in Little Rock, Ark. : photocopy of ALS, 1892 Oct. 14.

Photocopy of a letter from John Bidwell to a geologist, describing a California white oak tree on Bidwell's farm, Rancho Chico. The tree was named after Sir Joseph Hooker during his visit to Rancho Chico in 1877.

2 leaves.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6833991

California historical society

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W. S. Thomas.

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Thomas, W. Scott

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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...

Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir, 1817-1911

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Sir Joseph D. Hooker (1817-1911), botanist, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England. From the description of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker collection, 1828-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477374 English botanist and traveler. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London] Mar. 25 1878, to an unidentified recipient at the Daily Telegraph, 1878 Mar. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666429 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker was...