Papers on the History of California, 1846-1865

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Title:: Papers on the History of California,
Dates:: 1846-1865
Creators:: McKinstry, George, 1810-1890
Abstract:: They relate mainly to the Donner Party, McKinstry's work as sheriff for the Sacramento District, estimates of the whites and Indians in the Sacramento Valley, and early steamboats on the Sacramento River. Included also is a pay roll of the garrison at Fort Sacramento during the winter of 1846-47.
Extent:: Number of containers: 1 vol. Number of microfilm reels: 1
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Papers on the history of California, BANC MSS C-B 84, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Biographical / historical:: George McKinstry was an overland immigrant who reached California in 1846. He took part in the attempts to rescue the Donner party, was the first sheriff of the northern district at Sutter's Fort, and became prominent in the Sacramento region. From 1849 to 1850 he maintained a trading post on the Cosumnes River. In later life he lived in San Diego, where he practiced medicine. McKinstry gave his collection of letters and documents to the Bancroft Library in 1872.
Physical location:: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by The Bancroft Library staff
Date Prepared:: © 1997
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding; finding aid encoded by James Lake. Date of source: Unknown.

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Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Papers on the history of California, BANC MSS C-B 84, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US