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John Bidwell (Sutter's Fort Pioneer Collection), 1841-1902.
01/15/92 T02/28/91 T02/19/91 T
Collection Overview

Title:

John Bidwell (Sutter's Fort Pioneer Collection), 1841-1902

Creator/Contributor:

Bidwell, John, 1819-1900, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880

Creator/Contributor:

Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858

Creator/Contributor:

McKinstry, George

Creator/Contributor:

Johnson, John Neely

Abstract:

Business and personal papers, correspondence, certificates, contracts, receipts

Date:

1841 (issued)

Subject:

Pioneers -- California
Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, Calif.)
Bidwell, John -- 1819-1900
Frontier and pioneer life -- California

Note:

Not restricted. Please credit California State Library.
John Bidwell, born Chautauqua, N.Y., August 5, 1819. California Pioneer, 1841, with Bartleson-Bidwell party. Employed at Sutter's Fort. Purchased Rancho del Arroyo Chico (now city of Chico) in 1849. Agriculturalist, philanthropist. Delegate to California Constitutional Convention, 1849. State Senator 1849-1850. California Representative to Congress, 1865-1867. Candidate for President, 1892. Died in Chico, April 4, 1900.
CSL Manuscript Summary Sheets

Physical Description:

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Language:

English

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Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Not restricted. Please credit California State Library.