Guide to the John Marsh Letters, 1823-1850

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Guide to the John Marsh Letters, 1823-1850



California State Library

Sacramento, California

Contact Information:

  • California History Room
  • California State Library
  • Library and Courts Building II
  • 900 N. Street, Room 200
  • P.O. Box 942837
  • Sacramento, California 94237-0001
  • Phone: (916) 654-0176
  • Fax: (916) 654-8777
  • Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
  • URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
Processed by:
The California State Library staff
Encoded by:
Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1999 California State Library. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: John Marsh Letters,
Date (inclusive): 1823-1850
Box Number: 240
Creator: Marsh, John, 1799-1856
Extent: 1 box
Repository: California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language: English.

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Access Points

Pioneers--California
California--History
Marsh, John, 1799-1856
Rancho Los Medanos (Calif.)

Contents

Correspondence.

Biography

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.

Correspondents

Major Correspondents

  • Marsh, John, 1799-1856
  • Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880

Other Correspondents

  • Barnett, William B.
  • Farnham, Thomas Jefferson, 1804-1848
  • Fitch, Henry D.
  • Fravel, Ephraim
  • Fulton, Richard
  • Gantt, John
  • Haque, William
  • Hastings, Lansford Warren, 1819-ca.1870
  • Langstroth, Alexander
  • Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858
  • Lataillade, Cesareo
  • Marsh, Caleb
  • Martinez, Vicente
  • McMahan, Samuel
  • Mellus, H.
  • Pico, Pio, 1801-1894
  • Sinclair, John
  • Stribling, C. K.
  • Sunol, Antonio
  • Vallejo, Jose de
  • Weber, Charles M.
  • Wiatt, J. W.

Box 240

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