Settlement of Wilmington : San Francisco : ms., 1883.

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Settlement of Wilmington : San Francisco : ms., 1883.

Notes on early life and arrival in California; establishment of stage lines; development of Wilmington and the harbor; acquisition of his railroad by the Southern Pacific.

Originals : 15 leaves ; 33 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 530:5) and positive.

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