Title:
Autobiography and Reminiscence of Henry Blatchford Atkins,: Port Jervis, Orange County, N.Y., 1901
[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]
Creator/Contributor:
Atkins, Henry Blatchford, 1816-1904, creator
Abstract:
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p.10-13, 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.
This reminiscence provides birth information and background information regarding Atkins' parents. It also provides an imaginative
and poetic description of Atkins' overland journey through the Colorado deserts, recounting some of the challenges that faced
him. The reminiscence is predominantly concerned with Atkins' six-month journey to California in 1849. Atkins wrote this
account when he was 85 years old.
Date:
1901 (issued)
Subject:
Atkins, Henry Blatchford --
1816-1904
Pioneers --
California --
Biography
Overland journeys to the Pacific
California --
Biography
California --
History --
19th century.
California, Northern.
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
Autobiography & Reminiscence of Henry Blatchford Atkins, Port Jervis, Orange County, N.Y., 1901. The Society of California
Pioneers
Henry B. Atkins was born in New York City on January 25th, 1816. He arrived in San Francisco August 2nd, 1849 after a "terrible"
journey of six months and twenty days. His impression of San Francisco upon arrival was that it was a "desolate sight".
Atkins went to Sacramento, and then went to work in mining. He later returned to Sacramento and worked in merchandising
Type:
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
[4] 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 Henry Blatchford Atkins,