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Book/Printed Material Glances at California, 1847-1853, diaries and letters of William Rich Hutton ...

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Title

  • Glances at California, 1847-1853, diaries and letters of William Rich Hutton ...

Summary

  • William Hutton (1826-1901) left Washington, D.C. for California in 1847 as a clerk to his uncle, an army paymaster. He remained for six years, returning east to a distinguished career in civil engineering. Glances at California (1942) chronicles his six years in the state, beginning with his voyage via Panama and life with the U.S. Army occupation forces, 1847-49, and travel to Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Mazatlán. In June 1849 he accompained Edward O.C. Ord on a surveying expedition to Los Angeles and later worked as a surveyor in San Luis Obispo and as assistant to Henry W. Halleck at a Santa Clara County quicksilver mine and a San Francisco law office.

Names

  • Hutton, Wm. R. (William Rich), 1826-1901.
  • Waters, Willard O. (Willard Otis), 1871-
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • San Marino, The Huntington library, 1942.

Headings

  • -  California--Description and travel
  • -  California--Social life and customs
  • -  Law--Political aspects--California
  • -  Mines and mineral resources--California

Notes

  • -  Bibliographical foot-notes.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975.

Medium

  • xx, 86 p. 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F865 .H963
  • F865 .H963 Copy 3 Copy 3.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 42023983

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication. No copyright renewal found.

Online Format

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  • online text

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Hutton, Wm. R, Willard O Waters, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. Glances at California, -1853, diaries and letters of William Rich Hutton. San Marino, The Huntington library, 1942. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/42023983/.

APA citation style:

Hutton, W. R., Waters, W. O. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. (1942) Glances at California, -1853, diaries and letters of William Rich Hutton. San Marino, The Huntington library. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/42023983/.

MLA citation style:

Hutton, Wm. R, Willard O Waters, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. Glances at California, -1853, diaries and letters of William Rich Hutton. San Marino, The Huntington library, 1942. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/42023983/>.