Life and adventures of a 47-er of California : ms., 1878.

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Life and adventures of a 47-er of California : ms., 1878.

Experiences at Santa Barbara and La Paz in Stevenson's Regiment; gold mining on the Mokelumne; politics in early San Francisco; San Francisco land litigation; imprisonment by the Vigilance Committee.

Originals : 86 leaves ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (90 exposures) : negative (Rich. 92:20) and positive.

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