Title:
Autobiography and Reminiscence of John Runyoun Fouratt, South Amboy, New Jersey, 1901.
[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]
Creator/Contributor:
Fouratt, John Runyon, 1825-1903, creator
Abstract:
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p.84-86, Vol. 1. 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. The
original handwritten version exists in the member's Biographical File. This brief reminiscence begins with a short description
of Fouratt's passage to San Francisco in 1849. Some financial information is provided in regards to the cost of provisions.
Date:
1901 (issued)
Subject:
Fouratt, John Runyon --
1825-1903
Pioneers --
California --
Biography
Voyages to the Pacific Coast
California --
History --
19th century.
California, Northern.
Note:
Available also in the original handwritten form in the member's Biographical File, and online
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 John Runyon Fouratt, South Amboy, New Jersey, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers
In January of 1849 John Runyon Fouratt left New York for California aboard the schooner, "Roe". There were twenty-five people
in the party. They stopped in Rio de Janeiro and then proceeded to the Straits of Magellan. They arrived in San Francisco
on June 29, 1949. Fouratt's business was piloting vessels from San Francisco up the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers
Type:
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
[3] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
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Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Autobiography and Reminiscence of John Runyoun Fouratt, South Amboy, New Jersey, 1901.