John Strentzel Autobiography, 1888.

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John Strentzel Autobiography, 1888.

Notes on early life in Europe and experiences in Texas; overland journey to California, 1849; earliest experiences in California including various ventures in Stanislaus Co.; establishment of his home near Martinez. Copy of transcript; original at Bancroft Library.

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