Biographical sketch of Luther C. Tibbetts, after 1872.

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Biographical sketch of Luther C. Tibbetts, after 1872.

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Brief sketch of Luther C. Tibbetts' dealings with his neighbor, Mormon minister Arthur Parks, revolving around the 1872 No Fence Law. Focuses on Tibbett's unusual personality and his love of law suits. Dictated by Edward North.

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Tibbetts, Luther Calvin

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Parks, Arthur C. (Arthur Carmichael), 1923-

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North, Edward.

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Luther Calvin Tibbetts was born in South Berwick, Maine, in 1820. In 1863 he married Eliza Lovell and the couple moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, where they were persecuted for supporting the Union in the Civil War. In 1870 Tibbets acquired land in Riverside, California, where Eliza planted Brazilian orange trees from Washington, D.C. Grafts from these trees supplemented many of Southern California's orange groves. The Tibbetts were known for their eccentric personalities, and Luther Tibbetts ...