Autobiography and Reminiscence of Andrew Jackson Roulstone, East Oakland, 1901.
Title:
Autobiography and Reminiscence of Andrew Jackson Roulstone, East Oakland, 1901.[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]
Creator/Contributor:
Roulstone, Andrew Jackson, 1828-1911, creatorAbstract:
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 87-92, Vol. 2. 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 reminiscence includes a reference to a photograph
of the member in a set of bound volumes, but there is no longer a photograph of this member in our collection. This reminiscence
describes Roulstone's journey to California via Cape Horn on a whaling ship. It covers the period from 1849 to 1859. Some
attention is given to details like costs of provisions and travel fares.
Date:
1901 (issued)Subject:
Roulstone, Andrew Jackson -- 1828-1911
Pioneers --
California --
Biography
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Voyages to the Pacific Coast
Seafaring life
San Francisco (Calif.) --
History
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 Andrew Jackson Roulstone, East Oakland, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers
Andrew Jackson Roulstone was born in Charlestown, Ma. Nov. 15, 1828. On April 10, 1849, Roulstone and a company of 20 set
sail on the brig "Vesta". They had to make a stop in the Cape Verde Islands for repairs, and then proceeded to round Cape
Horn and stop in Callao. While on their journey they hunted whales. They arrived in San Francisco on November 30, 1849 after
a voyage of 185 days. Roulstone spent his first four months in San Francisco on board his company's ship finding work doing
various odd jobs. After four months he left his company and went with three others to the Middle Bar of the Mokelumne River.
After a short while spent mining, Roulstone decided to go into business sharpening miners' tools. After a few months of that,
Roulstone went back to mining on Rich Gulch and stayed there until 1850 when he returned back East. In 1852, Roulstone went
back to California and resumed his blacksmith business in Mokelumne Hill. He was contracted for the iron work for the first
bridge to cross the Mokelumne in Amador County and then another that crossed at Camp Seco, Calaveras County. He remained
in the blacksmith business until 1855. In 1856, Roulstone was hired as a Salesman with the firm of George C. Paterson, Wholesale
Grocers. He later bought an interest in a shipping business which he maintained until 1859 when he returned east
Type:
Autobiographies.Physical Description:
[6] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
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Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright 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.
Related Item:
Autobiographies & Reminiscences of California Pioneers, compiled by The Historical Committee of the Society of California
Pioneers.