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Portraits of the sovereigns of England : engraved from the best authorities by W.H. Worthington
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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144163
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Six letters sent by Henry Worthington to his mother from Temecula, California, between 1878 and 1881. Worthington writes frequently of the local tribe of Pala Indians and their nearby mission. His ranch hand, Antonio, was a Pala Indian, and Worthington writes of the trouble that ensued following his death (HM 19967, HM 19968). He notes seeing Pala Indians, who were in a "starving condition," being "pretty badly punished" by troops and settlers at Pala (HM 19967), and of attending the "Indian feast of San Luis" at the Pala mission. The celebration was also attended by tribes from Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, including a "band of Apaches" and tribes from Temecula, Pala, Pauma, and San Jacinto. Worthington describes the festivities in detail, including a bull fight during which a horse was killed and trouble made by drunk Yaquis Indians (HM 19969). He also writes throughout of his homesickness, descriptions of the land, and family news, including a hiking trip to visit the grave of his daughter Alice (HM 19966).
mssHM 19964-19969
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Also: list of numbers, with shorthand notes (in pencil). Subjects: Nevada politics.
mssHEH
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472037