Manuscripts

Names of the British subjects and citizens of the United States who resided in Alta California prior to 1840

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Description: This manuscript is an alphabetical list of British and American citizens who lived in Alta California prior to 1840, including their place of residence, profession, and the date of their arrival. Dated 1856, July. Also includes facsimile.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1856.
Call number: mssHM 19961
Creator: Larkin, Thomas Oliver (1802-1858)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of H.R. Wagner, 1939, June 20.
Dimensions: 31 cm :
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List of names of British subjects and citizens of the United States who resided in Alta California prior to 1840 with places of residence, profession, and date of arrival if it could be ascertained. The register notes that there were French, German, Portuguese, Italians, natives of the Sandwich Islands and foreigners of color in residence. Also noted was the fact that subjects of Spain and citizens of South American Republics were not classified as foreigners. One 13 page list is alphabetical. The other 20 page list is chronological by date of arrival with an alphabetical list.
mssHM 47356