Transcripts of George McKinstry's Papers on the history of California, 1870s.

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McKinstry, George. Transcripts of George McKinstry's Papers on the history of California, 1870s.

Transcripts of George McKinstry's Papers on the history of California, 1870s.

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Partial transcripts made by a Bancroft Library clerk of the originals presented to H.H. Bancroft by McKinstry in 1872. Originals span the years 1846-1865. They relate mainly to the Donner Party, McKinstry's work as sheriff for the Sacramento District, estimates of the whites and Indians in the Sacramento Valley, and early steamboats on the Sacramento River. Included also is a pay roll of the garrison at Fort Sacramento during the winter of 1846-47.

Originals : 20 pages in 1 volume.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 518:18) and positive.

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