Incidents in California : statement by Judge John Currey for Bancroft Library : ms., 1878.

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Incidents in California : statement by Judge John Currey for Bancroft Library : ms., 1878.

Notes concerning John Marsh; Currey's arrival in San Francisco as a '49er; early California courts and judges; land titles (including "alcalde grants"); election of John Bigler as governor; the Vigilance Committees (particularly in 1856).

Originals : 16 leaves ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (19 exposures) : negative (Rich. 92:17) and positive (2 copies).

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Currey, John, 1814-1912.

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Bigler, John, 1805-1871

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Lawyer, Mt. Sterling, Illinois, 1846-1848; California state assemblyman, 1849-1851; governor of California, 1851-1855; U.S. minister to Chile, 1857-1861. From the description of Letter : Sacramento, [California], to L.I. Cist, 1867 Oct. 21. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27159103 ...

Marsh, John, 1799-1856

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John Marsh came to California in 1836. He was a doctor, owning Rancho Los Medanos at the foot of Mt. Diablo. From the description of John Marsh Letters, 1823-1850. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58855211 Indian agent, author, physician, and California pioneer. After graduating from Harvard in 1823, Marsh tutored officers' children, studied medicine, and served as sub-agent to the Sioux at Fort St. Anthony, Minn. In 1826, Marsh was ap...