History of the San Francisco Bay Region: History and Biography, Volume 3American Historical Society, 1924 |
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... arrival . He aided the American forces in subduing and driving out the " Greasers , " and soon the treaty bestowed this golden land upon Uncle Sam . From the start he took deep interest in the welfare and progress of the new state , as ...
... arrival . He aided the American forces in subduing and driving out the " Greasers , " and soon the treaty bestowed this golden land upon Uncle Sam . From the start he took deep interest in the welfare and progress of the new state , as ...
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... arrived in California's beautiful Golden Gate . In San Francisco he found employment as driver of a wagon used in the distribution of drinking water to the citizens , the old well which was the only source of supply at that time being ...
... arrived in California's beautiful Golden Gate . In San Francisco he found employment as driver of a wagon used in the distribution of drinking water to the citizens , the old well which was the only source of supply at that time being ...
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... San Francisco , reaching there in the fall of the year . In The father of Mr ... San Francisco , and he accepted a position with C. V. Gillespie who at that ... arrivals in 1849 and the immediate succeeding years had opened up laundries ...
... San Francisco , reaching there in the fall of the year . In The father of Mr ... San Francisco , and he accepted a position with C. V. Gillespie who at that ... arrivals in 1849 and the immediate succeeding years had opened up laundries ...
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... San Francisco . From 1858 to 1862 he was keeper of the lighthouse at Fort ... San Mateo County , besides having been elected to this office likewise in ... arrived in San Francisco in 1867. For twenty years he was an active member ...
... San Francisco . From 1858 to 1862 he was keeper of the lighthouse at Fort ... San Mateo County , besides having been elected to this office likewise in ... arrived in San Francisco in 1867. For twenty years he was an active member ...
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... arrived at San Francisco in December . He went direct to the mines , and after leaving there he built several houses in Sacramento . In 1852 he went back to New York , where he married Nancy Springsted , a native of that state . He ...
... arrived at San Francisco in December . He went direct to the mines , and after leaving there he built several houses in Sacramento . In 1852 he went back to New York , where he married Nancy Springsted , a native of that state . He ...
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Page 409 - ... WOOD. I have just been handed some other communications, some several hundred that have been handed me which I haven't had an opportunity to read, but I would like to read into the record this letter, or at least, to refer to the letter as being sent to this committee endorsing its work, its objectives by the Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West, signed by Eldred L. Meyer and by Mr. Kay Schultz, financial secretary of Local 80, Studio Grip of Los Angeles, Calif. Proceed. Mr. TAVENNER....
Page 67 - California, and receiving so much kindness from the native Californians, I arrived at the conclusion that there was no place in the world where I could enjoy more true happiness and true friendship than among them. There were no courts, no juries, no lawyers, nor any need for them. The people were honest and hospitable, and their word was as good as their bond, indeed, bonds and notes of hand were entirely unknown among the natives.
Page 183 - City, in which he was graduated in 1889, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar of the old Empire State shortly thereafter.
Page 360 - Dixon, the former of whom was born in Ireland and the latter in the state of New York.
Page 389 - Terry, and tried him for stabbing one of their constables, but he managed to escape at night, and took refuge on the John Adams. In August, they hanged Hetherington and Brace in broad daylight, without any jury-trial; and, soon after, they quietly disbanded. As they controlled the press, they wrote their own history, and the world generally gives them the credit of having purged San Francisco of rowdies and roughs; but their success has given great stimulus to a dangerous principle, that would at...
Page 86 - California, from which he was graduated in 1892, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and was admitted to practice at the bar of California in that same year.
Page 155 - War of 1846-47, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Medal of Honor Legion, the Union Veteran Legion, the Union Veterans' Union, the Society of the Army of Santiago, the Spanish Minute Men, the Sons of the American Revolution and the members of the Oldest Inhabitants' Association of the District of Columbia; at l :00 PM — Citizens.
Page 375 - Society ; the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow in 1806; and in 1808 he was elected a member of the French Institute.
Page 364 - He is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and both he and his wife are zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Page 50 - Michigan, in which he was graduated as a member of the class of 1905, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In preparation for his chosen profession he...