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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Pillot family papers
Identifier/Call Number: mssPillot
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1828-1879
Abstract: Correspondence between the Chilean
family of Julian and Petra Pillot, while living in California.
Language of Material: The records are in Spanish, French,
and English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item], Pillot family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary Pitzer and the A. A. Emile Benoit Family, October 2015.
Several members of the Chilean Pillot family came to California during the Gold Rush.
Julian Pillot was born in France but moved to Chile around 1833, where he married Petra
Silva. Julian Pillot arrived in San Francisco in March 1849. By 1855 Petra had joined her
husband in San Jose, California. Julian Pillot died in May 1859. In 1860, Adolph and
Antonio, two of Julian and Petra's sons, moved to Guadalupe, California and worked in a
grocery store.
The majority of this collection is made up of correspondence between Julian Pillot and his
wife Petra (although there is also correspondence from family in Chile and Argentina to
Julian and Petra Pillot). There is also correspondence from others in California including
letters by the Pillots' sons, Adolph and Antonio, written from Guadalupe, California. The
subjects of the letters include: Julian Pillot's voyage to California, early life in
California, gold mining, personal events in the family, news from the family back in Chile,
etc. There is one folder of documents which includes a deed for land in California. The
material is in Spanish and French; there is one document in English.
Processed by Brooke M. Black in 2015.
Former call number: mssPillot papers.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been digitized in its entirety and the digital reproductions are
available in the
Huntington Digital Library.
The material is arranged by the geographical location where the letter was written. The
collection is housed in one box.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chileans -- California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Voyages to the Pacific coast
California -- Gold discoveries -- Personal narratives
California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
San Jose (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Deeds -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Argetina -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Chile -- 19th century
Pillot family
Pillot, Julian
Pillot, Petra