Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Marsh Letters,
- Dates:
- 1823-1850
- Creators:
- Marsh, John, 1799-1856
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John Marsh Letters, California State Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Marsh was born June 5, 1799, in Massachusettts and came to California in 1836. He was a doctor. In 1839, he became owner of Rancho Los Medanos at the foot of Mt. Diablo near present-day Antioch, California. He lived a solitary existence, though taking some interest in politics and favoring California's incorporation into the United States. He was murdered September 24, 1856, on the road between his rancho and Martinez.
- Physical description:
- 1 box
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Pioneers--California
- Names:
- Marsh, John, 1799-1856
- Places:
- California--History
Rancho Los Medanos (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Unrestricted.
- Terms of access:
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Please credit California State Library.
Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], John Marsh Letters, California State Library.
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176