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Thomas Wallace More papers, 1826-1886, photocopies.
BANC MSS 87/130 cLOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

Thomas Wallace More papers, 1826-1886, photocopies

Creator/Contributor:

More, Thomas Wallace, 1826-1877, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Robinson, Alfred, 1806-1895

Creator/Contributor:

Hayes, Benjamin, 1815-1877, correspondent.

Abstract:

Photocopies of documents pertaining primarily to Thomas Wallace More's ownership of the Rancho Sespe, Ventura Co., Calif. Includes biographical sketches of More and the More family, including the events surrounding Thomas W. More's death in 1877 and the subsequent trial and conviction of F.A. Sprague for More's murder.

Date:

1826 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Ranches -- California -- Ventura County
Ranchs -- Californie -- Ventura (Comté)
Ranches
California -- Ventura County
Rancho Sespe (Calif.)
Storke, C. A. (Charles Albert) -- 1847-1936
Storck family
Sprague, F. A
Storck family
Storke, C. A. (Charles Albert) -- 1847-1936

Note:

Related collections: Thomas More Storke Papers (73/72c) and Charles Albert Storke Papers (73/71c).
Photocopies.
PHOTOCOPYING PROHIBITED.
Originals believed to be in the collections of the Santa Barbara Historical Society.
Two documents in Spanish.

Physical Description:

27 items in 1 box (.4 linear ft.)

Language:

English
Spanish

Identifier:

BANC MSS 87/130 cLOCAL

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

PHOTOCOPYING PROHIBITED.