Colorado River Ferry declarations, 1850 May 8-1850 June 8.

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Colorado River Ferry declarations, 1850 May 8-1850 June 8.

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Five handwritten declarations made before Abel Stearns, Alcalde of Los Angeles, concerning a conflict at the ferry on the Colorado River near Yuma in 1850 between Yuma Indians and Americans which resulted in the killing of John Glanton, Able B. Lincoln, and others. The testimony is from William Carr, Jose Ygnacio Gomez Montenegro, Jeremiah Hill, Charles H. Veder, and D. Francisco Salido, and is dated between May 9, 1850 and June 8, 1850. Some declarations by survivors describe the attack on Glanton and his associates while other men relate their own experiences with the Yumas in the days following the incident. Typescripts are present of the declarations, and English translations are available for the two which are in Spanish.

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411282

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Carr, William.

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Lincoln, Able B.

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Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871

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Pioneer California businessman; arriving in Monterey in 1829; Sterns held many public and private offices. At the time of these declarations, he was Alcalde (or Mayor) of Los Angeles. From the description of Colorado River Ferry declarations, 1850 May 8-1850 June 8. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 39114744 Abel Stearns was a prominent trader and landowner in Southern California from 1829 until his death in 1871. From t...

Glanton, John Joel, 1821-1850.

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Hill, Jeremiah

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Jeremiah Hill; b. 30 Apr. 1747; d. 1820; officer during Revolutionary War; adjutant general of Mass. militia on Penobscot River; collector of customs for district of Saco, 1799-1809; served six terms in Mass. legislature. From the description of Jeremiah Hill list of York County representatives, 1789 May 20. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 271223647 ...

Salido, Francisco.

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Montenegro, Jose Ygnacio Gomez.

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Veder, Charles H.

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