Reminiscences collected for the Ventura County Eisteddfod, 1927.

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Reminiscences collected for the Ventura County Eisteddfod, 1927.

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Mainly relate to early history of Ventura County, with special mention of Tiburcio Vázquez, litigation for the Sespe Rancho, the murder of Thomas W. More in 1877, adobe houses in San Buenaventura, and San Nicolas Island. Partial transcripts of some letters by Thomas R. Bard, 1865-1869, also included.

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University of California, Bancroft Library, ARL

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University of California, Bancroft Library, ARL

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Bard, Thomas Robert, 1841-1915

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Thomas Robert Bard (1841-1915), U.S. Senator from California from 1900 to 1905 and president of the Union Oil Company, was born in Pennsylvania where he studied law. He came to California in 1865 to take charge of the large land holdings of eastern owners in Ventura County and was instrumental in the subsequent development of land and petroleum in the area. Bard laid out the town of Hueneme, CA, and was involved in many Ventura County business ventures. From the description of Papers...

More, Thomas Wallace, 1826-1877

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Vázquez, Tiburcio, 1835-1875.

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