Citations from December 1991
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The Letters of James Henry Gleason "Enjoying Life So Pleasantly" from Monterey 1846-1859
Displaying 51 - 98 of 98
James H. Gleason co-founder, Monterey Library
Name: James H. Gleason
co-founder, Monterey Library
Years: 1857
Illustration: 91Dec, 3
Notes: b. 1823 Plymouth, MA, nephew of Henry, William, and John Paty, m. Caterina Demetria Watson (91Dec, 6), elected alderman 1850 (91Dec, 1-2, 12); son Henry, among numerous children (91Dec, 7); d. 1861 (91Dec, 9); with Curtis and Spence, formed Monterey Library 1857, "a 'literary and scientific' corporation"; as president (75Jun, 10); Monterey County Recorder and County Clerk 1857 (75Jun, 10; 91Dec, 2, 12)
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James McKinlay
Name: James McKinlay
Years: 1843
Notes: partnership "Paty, McKinlay & Co. at Yerba Buena" (91Sep, 1-2); "Paty & Co" (91Dec, 6)
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James Poland, director
Name: James Poland
MHAA director
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James Stokes, doctor - Stokes Adobe
Name: James Stokes
doctor
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Stokes Adobe
Notes: also bakery on those premises, ca. 1866; "some smattering of medicine" (66Dec, 1)
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James Wright and Mrs. Vaughan director
Name: James Wright and Mrs. Vaughan
MHAA director
Notes: Mrs. MHAA director 1991-92, secretary 1993; "Robin Vaughan" director (95Mar, 7)
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Jane McCune secretary 1987-88
Name: Jane McCune
MHAA secretary 1987-88
Notes: Mrs. John McCune
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John Charles Fremont, general, senator
Name: John Charles Fremont
general, senator
Years: 1846
Illustration: 87Dec, 5
Notes: also John C. Fremont; and Bear Flag Rebellion (81Mar, 2); and "scientific exploration" expedition (81Mar); d. 1890 (87Dec, 10); earlier "Col. Fremont" (59Jun, 5; 60Sep, 5; 66Dec, 4) and "Capt. Fremont" (81Jun, 3; 91Dec, 11); "Fremont's Expedition 1842-43-44" in Monterey's first public library (75Jun, 13); wife Jessie Benton F. (92Sep, 5) and daughter Lily (both, 89Mar, 4)
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John Drake Sloat, commodore
Name: John Drake Sloat
commodore
Illustration: 81Mar, 1
Notes: raised flag over Monterey July 6, 1846 (80Apr, 1); Sloat's flagship Savannah; "Sloat's dilemma" (81Mar, 2-3); "Sloat's Moment of Decision" (58Jun, 4); replaced Commodore Stockton July 23, 1846 (59Sep, 2); and Sloat's great-grandson Whittemore 1946 (58Jun, 3); sp "Slat" (70Jun, 10); "John D. Sloat" (73Mar, 5)
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Jose Castro, general, governor
Name: Jose Castro
general, governor
Illustration: 61Mar, 5
Notes: b. 1810? d. 1860 (61Mar, 5); cousin of Mariano Vallejo (91Mar, 2); mural, Stilwell Hall (00Nov, 13); "Castro" not further identified but presumably general (87Jun, 12); sp "Casto" (61Sep, 3) and "Castros" (72Sep, 19); same as "Jose Antonio Castro" father of twenty-six? (67Mar, 2; 82Jun, 7); proclamation and Castro's counter-proclamation in Bear Flag Revolt (91Dec, 10); "captain" (92Jun, 2)
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Martha (Mrs. Charles M.) Bentley director, vice-president, president
Name: Martha (Mrs. Charles M.) Bentley
MHAA director, vice-president, president
Notes: "Marthy" (84Mar, 5); and "Bently" (82Dec, 6 one time; 89Sep, 12); director 1969 (69Dec, 32); chair of MHOD Library committee 1977-78 (77Dec, 15); president 1981-83 (81Dec, 6; 82Dec, 6); Mr. in memoriam 1981 (81Dec, 7)
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Martha Mosher, director
Name: Martha Mosher
MHAA director
Notes: and member-at-large 1991-93
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Mazatlan, Mexico
Place Name: Mazatlan, Mexico
Notes: "Puerto de Mazatlan" (59Dec, 2); "islands of Mazatlan" (65Sep, 3-4); "Mazatland [sic]" (02Feb, 11)
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mining, mining camps, miners
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Morley and Mrs. Brown director
Name: Morley and Mrs. Brown
MHAA director
Notes: Mrs., MHAA vice-president 1990-93
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Mrs. Glenn (Mary Korstad) Engholm director
Name: Mrs. Glenn (Mary Korstad) Engholm
MHAA director
Notes: "Casa Serrano: A History" Noticias 92Mar, 1-5; and Glenn 1978 volunteer, Fresnel Lens to Maritime Museum
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New England
Place Name: New England
Notes: "rigid Puritan New Englander" (94Mar, 4)
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oysters, oyster beds
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Paula L. (Mrs. Bernard) Wahle director, secretary
Name: Paula L. (Mrs. Bernard) Wahle
MHAA director, secretary
Notes: MHAA secretary 1994
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Plymouth (MA)
Place Name: Plymouth (MA)
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Portsmouth (ship)
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Notes: Captain Montgomery (91Dec, 11)
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Rev. Walter Colton, alcade
Name: Rev. Walter Colton
alcade
Illustration: 80Apr, 1
Notes: published travel books 1835-36, author of Three Years in California (81Jun, 7; 00Apr, 2); served as alcade and sole magistrate from June 28, 1846, with appointment confirmed by popular election Sep. 15 (94Mar, 2), to October 1848 (59Sep, 2); chaplain in Navy (61Jun, 4; "appointed 1831" 94Mar, 2); on ship Congress of Commodore Robert Stockton in Pacific 1845 (94Mar, 2), on ship of Commodore Sloat (64Jun, 3; 70Jun, 10); co-owner of "Californian" newspaper with Semple (64Jun, 3); role in first Monterey public library (75Jun, 9); "the Colton Adobe Jail" (94Mar, 2); b. VT 1797, d. Philadelphia 1851, ordained Congregational church 1825 after seminary (94Mar, 2)
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Richard Rotter, director
Name: Richard Rotter
MHAA director
Notes: new member 1975 (75Dec, 32); volunteer, Fresnel Lens to Maritime Museum 1978 (94Sep, 6)
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Sacramento
Place Name: Sacramento
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Salvador Vallejo
Name: Salvador Vallejo
Notes: of Mission San Jose (57Jun, 2); and Bear Flag Revolt (91Dec, 10)
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San Benito Ranch
Topic:
San Benito Ranch
Years: 1850s
Notes: south of Salinas, owner James Pedro Watson
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Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)
Place Name: Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)
Years: 1785, 1843, 1849
Notes: "in the days of King Kalakaua" (83Dec, 6) and wild cattle; in 19th century "a Venice of the Pacific" (91Jun, 5); "Sandwich Islands" (91Dec, 6); see also "Hawaii"
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Sloat Landing, Ceremony, Monument
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Sloat Landing, Ceremony, Monument
Illustration: 74Jun, 9
Notes: commemoration, ceremony, yearly re-enactment of Monterey's capture by the Americans in 1846 (60Mar, 8; 91Dec, 10); photos of 50th and 110th anniversary ceremonies 1896 and 1956 (74Jun, 9, 12); photo of 110th anniversary (74Jun, 9); and Proclamation of July 7, 1846 (74Jun, 10)
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small pox; smallpox
Topic:
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Notes: in Mexico 1815 (03Win, 17); inoculation with cowpox 1806 (66Dec, 1; 82Sep, 3); epidemic 1844 (82Sep, 3)
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Sonoma, CA
Place Name: Sonoma, CA
Notes: and county (65Dec, 1); and "Sonoma revolt" 1846 (81Jun, 2; 90Sep, 4)
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Spencerian script
Years: 1850s
Notes: [after Platt Rogers Spencer] misspelled "Spenserian" (91Dec, 4)
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Ted Durein, president and honorary lifetime director
Name: Ted Durein
MHAA president and honorary lifetime director
Years: 1969
Notes: purchase of St. James Mission Church for $1.00; "Mr. Red Durein"? (85Mar, 8); to MHAA Garden Committee 1962; first Vice President 1967; president 1971-73 (71Dec, 31; 72Mar, 8); honorary lifetime director (75Dec, 31)
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Thomas O. Larkin, consul
Name: Thomas O. Larkin
consul
Notes: "merchant and real estate investor"; first and only U.S. consul to Mexico (Apr. 2, 1844, to June 23, 18546; 64Jun, 3); "Thomas D. Larkin" (87Jun, 5); "Mrs. Larkin and children" (81Mar, 5); half brother Capt. John B. R. Cooper (63Mar, 6); nominated to first legislature 1847 (60Sep, 5); correspondent to New York Sun (81Jun, 6); mistakenly referred to as "Oliver O. Larkin" (90Mar, 8-11) and referred to as "Oliver Larkin" (91Mar, 12) and "Thos. O'Larkin" (02Feb, 12)
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Three Years in California
Work Title: Three Years in California
Notes: book, by Colton; SUP edition 1949; edition ed. Davis and Judy Dutton, Ballantine, 1974 (91Mar, 12; 91Dec, 12)
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Tom David, director
Name: Tom David
MHAA director
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Tom Verga treasurer 1989-93
Name: Tom Verga
MHAA treasurer 1989-93
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U.S. Navy
Entity: U.S. Navy
Notes: Electronics Band, Treasure Island (98Oct, 11); also "Navy Department" 19th c. (88Mar, 10); "Navy band" (59Jun, 7; 61Mar, 8; 61Jun, 7; 74Jun, 13); "12th Naval District Band" (64Jun, 6); took over Del Monte Hotel World War II, and officially U.S. Naval Postgraduate School 1951 (95Sep, 3)
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Upper California
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Upper California
Years: 1834, 1869
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Victor Prudon
Name: Victor Prudon
Years: 1846
Notes: and Bear Flag Revolt
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Virginia Hummel [Virginia Woodward] Stone, director, associate editor Noticias, 1984-93, MHAA writer
Name: Virginia Hummel [Virginia Woodward] Stone
MHAA director, associate editor Noticias, 1984-93, MHAA writer
Notes: wrote "Who Was the Real David Jacks?" Noticias 89Mar; wrote "The Fading of Arcadia" (91Mar)
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Virginia Poland, director
Name: Virginia Poland
MHAA director
Notes: Mrs. James Poland
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William and Eliza (whaling ship)
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William and Eliza (whaling ship)
Years: 1855
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William and Marian Evans directors, donors
Name: William and Marian Evans
MHAA directors, donors
Notes: Mr. and Mrs. new member 1972; apparently William (d. 2008) and Marian Evans of Casa Buelna; donor of artifacts (73Jun, 14); Mrs. "member-at-large" 1991 and director, president 1993
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William Ide
Name: William Ide
Years: 1846
Notes: and Bear Flag Revolt; proclamation, and middle initial B (91Dec, 10)
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Winslow Homer artist
Name: Winslow Homer
artist
Years: 1850s
Notes: "The Christmas-Tree" from Harper's Weekly, Dec. 25, 1858 (91Dec, 1)
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