Title:

Autobiography and Reminiscence of Samuel Wirt Holladay:: "Lecture by Hon. A.Q. Holladay. Pioneer Hall, Jan. 19, 1887. Pioneer and Personal Reminiscences", San Francisco, 1904

[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]

Creator/Contributor:

Holladay, Samuel Wirt, 1823-1915, creator

Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 88-112, Vol. 8. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume, of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. It is a transcript of a lecture delivered at Pioneer Hall to The Society of California Pioneers on January 19, 1887. Holladay describes his journey to California and his fellow passengers who went on to careers in California. He describes a stop in Panama, its landscape and its inhabitants. He also describes the anxiety of those waiting in Panama to connect for California. Holladay waited for over 2 months in Panama and watched his fellow voyagers' unsuccessful attempts to get to California. This text provides Holladay's summary of his gold mining experiences and details his life as Alcalde for the "Wood's Dry" District. Particulars on costs of living and price of gold are included. The time period covered by this account is 1849-1850.

Date:

1904 (issued)

Subject:

Holladay, Samuel Wirt -- 1823-1915

Pioneers -- California -- Biography

Voyages to the Pacific Coast

Gold mines and mining -- California -- Personal narratives

Gold mines and mining -- California -- Placer County.

Gold mines and mining -- California -- American River.

Justice, Administration of -- California -- History

San Francisco (Calif.) -- History

Auburn (Calif.) -- History

Trinity River (Calif.)

Panama -- Description and travel

Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader

Autobiography & Reminiscence of Samuel Wirt Holladay, "Lecture by Hon. S.W. Holladay. Pioneer Hall, Jan. 19, 1887", San Francisco, 1904. The Society of California Pioneers

Samuel Wirt Holladay was born April 29, 1823 in Duanesburgh, Schenectady County, New York. He was the 12th of 13 children. He became a member of "The Sons of the American Revolution", and attended school in New York State, later teaching in Ohio while pursuing studies in law. In 1847 he was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Ohio. On March 1, 1849, Holladay left New York on the Steamer "Northerner" for California via Chagres and the Isthmus. In Panama he boarded the Steamer "Panama" and arrived in San Francisco on June 4, 1849. In California Holladay went directly to the mines at "Wood's Dry Diggings" (Placer County). He was appointed Alcalde of the District in July 1849 and April 1850 he moved to S.F. In 1857 Holladay was elected to the State Assembly. He addressed the assembly regarding the S.F. Vigilance Committees and introduced a bill granting rights to G. H. Ensign and associates to lay down water pipes in the streets of S.F. as well as a similar bill authorizing Col. Tom Hayes to construct a street railway in the city. Holladay served S.F. as official attorney and counsel from 1860-1863. He was an active member of The Society of California Pioneers as well as a life member and Trustee of the California Academy of Sciences

Type:

Autobiographies.

[25] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.

English

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Origin:

California

Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader.

Collection:

The Society of California Pioneers collection of autobiographies and reminiscences of early pioneers