Benjamin Davis Wilson papers, 1855-1868.

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Benjamin Davis Wilson papers, 1855-1868.

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Includes letters from A. Eberhart (his agent in San Francisco), J. De Barth Shorb, Francis P.F. Temple, and his son, John B. Wilson, relating to business matters and his vineyards; accounts; promissory notes; poll tax and internal revenue receipts; and business licenses.

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Honeyman, Robert B.

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Temple, Francis Pliny Fisk, 1822-1880.

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Wilson, Benjamin Davis, 1811-1878

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Benjamin Davis Wilson (1811-1878), a native of Tennessee, was a pioneer California rancher and businessman who came to California from New Mexico in 1841 as a member of the Rowland-Workman party. He purchased the Jurupa Rancho (Riverside, Calif.) in 1843. In 1851-52 Wilson was elected the second mayor of Los Angeles, in 1852 he served as U.S. Indian Agent under Superintendent Edward F. Beale, and in 1855-57 and 1869-72 he served as state senator. He purchased Rancho de Cuati and adjacent land to...

Wilson, John, 1837-

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Resident of Lawton, Okla. From the description of Property records, 1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978943 ...

Shorb, James De Barth

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James De Barth Shorb (1842-1896), an attorney and civil engineer from Maryland, came to California in 1864. After his marriage to Maria de Jesus Wilson in 1867, Shorb joined his father-in-law, Benjamin Davis Wilson, in the development of their extensive land holdings in San Marino and Pasadena, and in the founding of the San Gabriel Winery. Shorb constructed and was president of the San Gabriel Valley Railroad and the Alhambra Railroad. In 1871, Shorb created the Lake Vineyard Land and Water Com...