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Seventy Years in California
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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A typewritten manuscript, unsigned and untitled; the title is taken from the printed edition: "Seventy years in California" : privately printed in San Francisco by Taylor & Taylor (1923). The manuscript contains penciled marks and dates, though the author of the notations is not clear; the text of the manuscript covers the years 1831 November to 1849 December. The memoir describes Green's early childhood in New York City and his early years in San Francisco, California. He goes into detail about the murder of James King, the emergence of the Committee of Vigilance, Northern California gold mines, fighting fires, and the corrupt politics of the era; notable people mentioned in the manuscript include: David C. Broderick, James P. Casey, James King, and David S. Terry.
mssHM 84053