John Bidwell collection, 1841-1917.

Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880

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Sutter, California pioneer, had gold discovered on his estate in 1848, prompting the Gold Rush. From the description of ALS, 1856 September 7 : Hock Farm, to Colonel (James G.G.F. Warren?). (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16723069 From the description of ALS, 1851 June 25 : Hock Farm, to General John Wilson, San Francisco. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16722847 American pioneer. Owner of Sutter's mill where gold was ...

Marshall, Henry, 1775-1851

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Epithet: Sheriff, afterwards Lord Mayor, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x0001b3 ...

McConkle, Joseph Walker.

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Smith, George Adams.

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Hensley, Samuel J.

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Bidwell, Annie E. Kennedy

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Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell, born in Meadville, PA, June 30, 1839, was the daughter of Joseph Camp Griffith Kennedy of Washington, D.C. She married John Bidwell on April 16, 1868 and came to Rancho Chico, Butte County. She was a philanthropist and civic leader, especially interested in the Indians, church affairs, temperance movements, and women suffrage. She died in Chico on March 9, 1918. From the description of Annie Ellicott Kennedy Bidwell Collection, 1842-1918. (California S...

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...

Blake, E. Nelson.

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