Papers of Mary A. Forman, 1853-1908 (bulk 1904-1908).

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner

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Biographical Note Eliza Poor Donner Houghton (1843-1922), the youngest daughter of George and Tamsen Donner, was three years old when her family left their home in Illinois to head out west to California. This group of travelers, who became trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1846, ultimately became known as the ill-fated Donner Party. In March 1847, after several months of entrapment, Eliza and her sisters were rescued by the third rel...

Stevenson, J. D. (Jonathan Drake), 1800-1894

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Col. Stevenson was the commander of the First Regiment of New York Volunteers, known as Stevenson's Regiment, sent to Calif. during the Mexican War. From the description of J.D. Stevenson letter : San Francisco, Calif., to Isaac M. Baker : ALS, 1850 Oct. 4. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122381837 Stevenson was born Jan. 1, 1800 in NY; private secretary to NY Governor Daniel D. Tompkins, later accompanying him to Washington, DC, when Tompkins was electe...

Davis, William Heath, 1822-1909

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Davis was a pioneer merchant and landowner, of Calif. From the description of William Heath Davis papers, 1838-1871. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122499112 American author. From the description of Correspondence, 1896-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480190 From the guide to the William Heath Davis correspondence, 1896-1901, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) California Pioneer. Helped found New San Diego in 1850. ...

Hazard, George Washington, 1842-1914

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Caballería y Collell, Juan

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Forman, Charles, 1835-1919

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Macy, Oscar, fl. 1905.

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Sánchez, Tomás A., 1826-1882

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Thomas A. Sanchez served as Los Angeles County Supervisor, 1857-1859 and as Sheriff of Los Angeles County, 1860-1867. Information from "History of California" by Hubert Howe Bancroft states that before the end of 1845, Mission San Fernando was leased to Andres Pico and Juan Manso for $1,120. "The mission had been rented in 1845 to Pico and Manso, who apparently held possession in 1846-8, though the property was sold in June 1846--subject to the lease, I suppose--to Eulog...

Auld Lang Syne Club.

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Hansen, George, 1824-1897

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Historical Background The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such development would have to benefit the state as a whole rather than merely neighboring c...

Foster, Stephen Clark, 1820-1898

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Johnston, Mary Alice Eaton, b. 1850.

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King, Laura Evertson, d. 1925.

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Forman, Mary A. Gray (Mary Agnes Gray), 1843-1918.

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Mary Agnes Gray Forman came to the Los Angeles area as a child in 1851 from Covington, Kentucky, via El Paso. Her father was killed by Indians during the journey from Texas to California; her mother, Charlotte, married John Rowland in 1852. In 1862, Mary Agnes Gray married Charles Forman (1835-1919), a California and Nevada pioneer. The Formans began their married life in Virginia City, Nevada, but in 1887 they relocated to Los Angeles, literally bringing their house along with them. The Forman ...

Foster, Thomas, d.1863.

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Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1846-1847. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28420479 Second American military governor of Calif. Territory (July 29, 1846-Jan. 19, 1847); U.S. naval officer and Commander of the U.S.S. Frigate Congress. From the description of R.F. Stockton proclamation : ms, 1847 Jan. 11. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122508929 American military governor of Calif. Territory (J...

King, Andrew Jackson, 1833-1923,

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Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848

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Army officer. From the description of Proclamation of Stephen Watts Kearny, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423835 Army officer; Kearny became a Brigadier General in 1846, and was assigned to command the Army of the West in the Mexican War. He led his men to Santa Fe which was entered without opposition and served as military governor of New Mexico for a month until a civil government was organized. From the description of Kearny proclamation, 1846 Aug. 22...

Ingersoll, Luther A., b. 1851.

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Guirado, R. C., fl. 1905.

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Rowland, William R., b. 1846.

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Kuhrts, J.

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