Scraps of two letters to Hubert H. Bancroft, Feb. 7 and May 23, 1884, concerning California pioneers.

Farwell, Edward Augustus, d. 1849.

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Neal, John.

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Benitz, William E

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Leahy, Dan.

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O'Fallon, William.

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Bidwell, John, 1819-1900

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Bidwell was a noted early Calif. pioneer, landowner, and statesman. He helped form the Western Immigration Society in 1840, which led to the formation of the Bidwell-Bartleson wagon train, the first emigrant train to Calif. He travelled through Utah in 1841, then forged the Calif. immigrant trail. In 1846 he wrote the Bear Flag platform. In 1848, he began buying his ranch, Rancho de Arroyo Chico, also known as Rancho Chico. From the description of Rancho de Arroyo Chico ledger and re...

Altgeir, Nicolaus.

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Townsend, Jo.

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Albany, New York, businessman. From the description of John Townsend papers, 1836-1851. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419944 ...

Scott, Felix.

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Trow, Henry.

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Kelley, John H.

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McDowell, James Murray

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Andrew Reid was Clerk of Rockbridge County, Va. From the description of Letter, 1811 February 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122555562 ...

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918

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Ezekial Thatcher was clerk of the Parkville School District, Shasta County, Calif. He emigrated to California from Pennsylvania in 1850 and helped establish the first school district in the Parkville area. He is descended from the Thatchers of Uffington, England, the same family as Denis Thatcher, husband of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. From the description of H.H. Bancroft letter : San Francisco, Calif., to E. Thatcher, Parkville, Shasta County, Calif. : ALS (photocopy)...

Gibson, Samuel, Esq.

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Samuel Gibson was a comb wholesaler based in western Middlesex County, near Boston, Ma. From the description of Sales book, 1850-1872, bulk 1850-1852,1862. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122598685 ...

Rowland, John, 1791-1873

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John A. Rowland was born in Cecil County, Maryland, on April 15, 1791. The Rowlands soon moved to Ohio, and in 1823 John traveled to New Mexico via the Santa Fe Trail. He settled in Taos and worked as a fur trapper and flour miller. In 1825 he became a Mexican citizen and married Maria Encarnacion Martinez. Rowland then went into the whisky business with William Workman until they were arrested for smuggling. In 1840 Rowland was made an agent of the Texas government in New Mexico, although he de...

Johnson, William B., 1918-

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Montgomery, Allen, Mrs.

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Roether, Charles.

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Yates, John.

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Gantt, John, d. 1849.

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