Documentos para la historia de California, 1846-1847, and especially concerning the Battle of San Pascual: 1846-1876

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Summary

Creators:
Griffin, John S. (John Strother), 1816-1898
Abstract:
Correspondence and papers of an army surgeon, relating to his participation in the Battle of San Pasqual, including medical reports for the troops and correspondence with medical, military and naval acquaintances, some touching upon the effects of the gold rush.
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box and 2 oversize folders
Language:
English

Background

Biographical / historical:

John Strother Griffin, assistant surgeon, came with General Kearny from New Mexico in 1846, and was present in the battles of San Pascual, San Gabriel and the Mesa. He was stationed at San Diego and Los Angeles in charge of the military hospital, visited the gold mines in 1849, became interested in Napa lands with Vallejo and Frisbie, and was later stationed at Benicia until 1852. He went east in 1853, and after his resignation in 1854, returned to Los Angeles where he resided and practiced medicine, dying in 1898.

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Partial list of correspondents and/or signers of documents

Anselin, Alfred, d. 1853 no. 100-101, 104-105
Botello, Narciso, 1810- no. 200-203
Breckenmayer, F. no. 210-211
Campbell, John, ca. 1822- no. 250-257
Clift, Robert nos. 66-67, 70-71, 76-77
Cooper, Samuel, 1798-1876 nos. 262-263, 270-271, 276-277
Deyerle, Charles P., d. 1853 no. 212-215
Easton, Langdon Cheves, 1814-1884 no. 142-145
Eversfield, Charles, d. 1873 no. 18-21
Fisher, L. W. no. 266-267
Flaherty, Michel no. 196-199
Foster, Stephen Clark, 1820- no. 200-203
Fraser, James no. 218-221
Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885 no. 228-231
Griffin, John Strother, 1816-1898 nos. 4-5, 8-11, 22-23, 24-25, 38-41, 50-51, 60-61, 62-63, 72-73, 92-95, 96-97, 98-99, 112-115, 124-127, 130-131, 146-149, 232-235
Hammond, Richard Pindell, d. 1891 no. 258-259
Hancock, George no. 280-282
Hancock, Henry no. 288-290
Heiskell, Henry Lee, d. 1855 nos. 16, 90-91, 236-237
Hunter, Jesse D., 1804-1877 no. 74-75
Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848 no. 3
Lawson, Thomas, ca. 1781-1861 no. 272-273
Murray, Robert, 1822- nos. 12-15, 84-87, 138-141, 165-168, 175-178, 278-279
Noble, Patrick, d. 1848 no. 108-111
Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883 no. 204-207
Pedrorena, Miguel de, ca. 1808-1850 no. 56-59
Perry, Alexander no. 64-65
Pico, Pío, 1801-1894 no. 150-153
Preston, William, 1816-1887 no. 284
Rowan, Stephen Clegg, 1808-1890 no. 78-81
Salmon & Ellis, San Francisco no. 226-227
Sanderson, George B. nos. 26-27, 34-37, 42-45, 52-55
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820-1891 nos. 116-119, 120-123, 134-137, 155-158
Smith, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1897 nos. 169-170, 192-195, 242-245
Stevenson, Jonathan Drake, 1800-1894 nos. 179-191
Summers, John Edward nos. 248-249
Swords, Thomas, 1806-1886 nos. 46-49, 161-164, 171-174
Temple, Rafaela (Cota) no. 238-241
Tripler, Charles Stuart, d. 1866 no. 246-247
Turner, George F., d. 1854 no. 222-225
Turner, Henry Smith, d. 1881 nos. 3, 6-7, 28-31
Vallejo & Frisbie no. 216-217
Wheeler, George no. 196-199

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Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
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