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John Townsend : -the peripatetic pioneer
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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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Rare Books
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Manuscripts
This affidavit states that John Townsend and his party were the first wagon train to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Also signed by Martin Murphy and Olivier Magnant.
mssHM 35200
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Manuscripts
This manuscript lists San Francisco property owned by Dr. John Townsend, and the value of each, including lots and buildings.
mssHM 35206
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Manuscripts
This collection includes 136 items that span 1849 to 1890, but the bulk of the documents relate to the 1850s and 1860s. The material includes the following kinds of documents: depositions, powers of attorney, wills, petitions, notices, agreements, leases, indentures and plats. The documents chiefly deal with the estates and land deals of several citizens of California; some of those significant individuals included in the collection are: Ygnacio Alviso, Anastacio Chavoya, Pablo de la Guerra, Jose Dolores Pacheco, Juan Sepulveda, and Robert Stockton. The collection also includes two maps and one song of San Jose, California.
mssSantaclara
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Manuscripts
Bidwell advises Townsend on how to acquire land once he becomes a citizen. Also includes hand-drawn map of area near Sacramento, CA, bordered by the American, Cosmunes, and Sacramento Rivers, and includes Nueva Helvecia and Rufus, Sheldon, and Leidesdorff Ranchos.
mssHM 31549