Manuscripts

Pillot family papers

Description: The majority of this collection is made up of correspondence between Julian Pillot and his wife Petra (although there is also correspondence from family in Chile and Argentina to Julian and Petra Pillot). There is also correspondence from others in California including letters by the Pillots' sons, Adolph and Antonio, written from Guadalupe, California. The subjects of the letters include: Julian Pillot's voyage to California, early life in California, gold mining, personal events in the family, news from the family back in Chile, etc. There is one folder of documents which includes a deed for land in California. The material is in Spanish and French; there is one document in English.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1828-1879.
Call number: mssPillot
Provenance: Gift of Mary Pitzer and the A.A. Emile Benoit Family, October 2015.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Pillot, Julian.; Pillot, Petra.
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The majority of this collection is made up of correspondence between Julian Pillot and his wife Petra (although there is also correspondence from family in Chile and Argentina to Julian and Petra Pillot). There is also correspondence from others in California including letters by the Pillots' sons, Adolph and Antonio, written from Guadalupe, California. The subjects of the letters include: Julian Pillot's voyage to California, early life in California, gold mining, personal events in the family, news from the family back in Chile, etc. There is one folder of documents which includes a deed for land in California. The material is in Spanish and French; there is one document in English.
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Pillot family papers, folder 09, Valparaiso,1848
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Pillot family papers, folder 10, Valparaiso,1849
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Folder with two letters in Spanish to Petra Pillot.
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Pillot family papers, folder 03, Mendoza, 1849
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Pillot family papers, folder 08, Santiago, 1857
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Pillot family papers, folder 04, Nantes, 1843
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