Autobiography and Reminiscence of John Shertzer Hittell (Deceased), 1901.

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Autobiography and Reminiscence of John Shertzer Hittell (Deceased), 1901.

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Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p.122-125, Vol. 1. This is a typed transcript of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. The transcription includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes. It appears that the photographs in this set were dispersed throughout the regular photography collection, but the photographs referenced in the related materials may or may not be these same photographs. This reminiscence covers the period of John S. Hittell's life from 1843 to 1894, although it does include background family history.

[4] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.

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Hittell, John S. (John Shertzer), 1825-1901

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J.S. Hittell was born December 25, 1825 in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pa. His family moved to Hamilton, a town in Southwestern Ohio, in 1832. Hittell graduated from "Miami University" in 1843, and returned to Hamilton to practice law with the office of John Woods. In the spring of 1849, Hittell was in Ottawa, Illinois. On May 1, 1849 he left the bank of the Missouri River with a company of adventurers en route to California. They arrived at the Sacramento River on Sept. 19th. Hittell spent the w...