History of California, Volume III, Part 89

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885-1890
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 824

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Halleck (Henry Wager), 1847, nat. of N. Y., graduate of West Point, and lieut of engineers U. S.A., who came with Co. F, 3d U. S. artill. to inspe .t Pacific coast fortifications. v. 518-20. Besides attending to his duties as engi- hver officer, being soon brevetted captain, he went down the coast to take part in the military operations at Mazatlan and in L. Cal .; prepared a rejwrt ou Cal. land titles; and acted in '48-9 as govt secretary and auditor of rove- mues. In '49 he was an active and influential member of the constitutional convention; and in '50-4 acted as inspector of light houses on the Pac. com. Then he resigned his commission, and in '54-60 was a member of the law firm of Halleck, Peachy, & Billings in S.F., taking part as counsellor in many of the great laud suits, acting as a kind of director of the New Almaden mine", acquiring a vast estate, and in '60-I serving as major-gen, of militia. In 'til he went cast and was commissioned major-gen. ; commanded the dept. of Mo. in '61-2: was the highest mil. authority at Wash. as senior general, and later as chief of staff in '62-5; commanded for n time at Richmond; was in '65 9 com. of the dept. of the Pacific; and from '9 of the dept of the South until his death at Louisville, Ky, in '72, at the age of 56. No analysis of Gen. Hal- leck's character is called for here; his reputation is national, though he wes essentially a Californian; and the positions held by him are sufficient to show

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his abilities. He was a cold-blooded, generally unpopular man; plodding rather than brilliant in all his efforts; arousing bitter enmity as well as pro- found admiration. He was the author of several professional works and trans- lations, and his treatises on military, mining, and international law are re- garded as of standard value. His wife was a daughter of John C. Hamilton, and survived him with a son. H., 1847, brother of H. W., said to have been in the Q.M. dept., and to have died at Mont. '48. It may be that there is an error in the date of death, and that this was Jabez Halleck, who was col- lector, harbor-master, and com. of deeds in '49.

Haller (John J.), 1847, owner of S.F. lot. Halloran (Luke), 1846, memb. of the Donner party, who died before reaching Cal. v. 531. Halls (John), 1847, surveyor at S.F., Mont., and N. Helv. '47-S. v. GS3. Halpin (Michacl), 1846, Irish bugler of Co. C, Ist U.S. dragoons (v. 336). Halsey, 1846, mr of the Caroline. v. 576.

Ham (Hiram), 1847, owner of S. F. lot. H. (R.S.), 1848, early settler and alcalde at Sonora. H. (Zacarias), 1831, with Wolfskill from N. Mex .; said to have been drowned in the Col. a little later. iii. 387. Hamel (Wm), 1847, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518); died in '84. Swan. Hamell (Dr), 1847, doubtful name at N. Helv. Hames (John), 1844 (?), named at Soquel. iv. 453; in '45 signed the S. José call to foreigners. iv. 599; ment. in '46. v. 641; memb. of Sta Cruz council '48. v. 642; alcalde in '49; claimant of Arroyo del Rodeo '53. iii. 677. Hamilton, 1847, of firm H. & Foster, Mont. H., 1845,

one of Frémont's men. iv. 583. HI. (Geo. W.), 1846, of Cal. Bat. (v. 358);

lumber dealer at Mont. '48; at S. José '50. H. (James), 1847, Co. A, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499): d. at Jackson, Amador Co., '58. H. (J.R.), 1846, act. mid. on the Dale; lieut confed. navy '61-5. H. (Mary), 1846, one of the Mormon col., perhaps with family. v. 546; Mary Sparks was her daughter.

Hamlen (Mortimer J.), 1847, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Hamley (Geo. WV.), 1846, mr of the Stonington. v. 578, 580; bearer of despatches from Stock- ton to Frémont in Jan. '47. v. 401; and in Dee. witness at Wash., D. C .; in '53 el. for Guejito rancho. v. 621. His name is written in many ways, but I have his autograph. Hammer (Robert), 1847, Co. G, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. on Amer. Riv. '49. Hammond (Francis A.), 1847, from Hon. on the Cur- rency Lass; kept a shoe-shop in S.F. '48. v. 685. H. (Thos C.). 1846, lient Co. K, Ist U.S. dragoons. v. 336, 341, 343; died of his wounds at S. Pasenal. v. 343-7. Hampton (Wade), 1841, Amer. gunsmith in Workman-Rowland party from N. Mex. iv. 278; at Los Ang. '42; returned via Mazatlan in '43, and was mysteriously killed on the way. Given.

Hance (WVm), 1838, Amer. sailor, who deserted from the Sarah and Caro- line, perhaps in '36. iv. 118; arrested, but not exiled, in '40. iv. 17; got a pass in '41, being then a lumberman near Monterey. In '42 he signed an appeal on the sufferings of the arrested party; in '44 got his pass renewed, living at S. F., age 35. Hancock (Chas), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). II. (Geo. WV.), 1847, Co. C, ditto. H. (Levi W.), 1847, musician Co. E, Morin. Bat., being also poet, preacher, and spiritual director of the battalion. v. 477, 483, 4SS, 493-4; in Utah '82. Hand, 1841, mr of the Hamilton. iv. 566. H. (Chas S.), 1817, at Benicia '47-8. v. 673. H. (Patrick), 1847, sergt Co. F.

3d U.S. artill. v. 519. Handerick (James), 1847, owner of S.F. lots. v. 679. Handford, 1847, inr of the Joven Guipuzcoana. Handley (Win), 1837, mr of the Loriot. iv. 105. Hands, 1848, arrested at S. José. v. 662.

Hanks (Ephraim), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). H. (Ebenczer), 1817, sorgt ditto. v. 477. HI. (Julian), 1843, mr of the Maria Teresa. v. 587, 579; perhaps came earlier; at S. José from '46, being member of the council. v. 631; in '49 memb. of the constit. convention, a nat. of Conn. age 07. Ile went later to L. Cal. Hanley (James), 1835-7, mr of the Clementine. iii. 382, 442; iv. 102. Ilann (Win), 1847, owner of S. F. lot. Hanna, 1848, inr of the Lady Adams. v. 579. Hannah (Dolphns), 1845, doubtful overl. immig. iv. 578. Hanner (Joseph), 1842, Amer. from N. Mex. at Los Ang. '42-3. IIannoah (Baptiste), 1848, d. at N. Helv. Hanns (H.), 1848, at Hon. from S. F. on the Julian. Hansen (Christian), 1840, mr of the Catalina

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'40-2. iv. 192, 564; lieut in Mex. navy. Hanson (Geo. M.), 1846 (?), miner in early times, and later publisher of newspapers; perhaps an immig. of '46, died in Lake Co. 778. Hanton (Matthew O.), 1847, Co. G, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Harbin (James M.), 1846, overl. immig. (v. 526), who settled in Yolo '47, and about '57 at the springs in Lake that bear his name; sometimes ac- credited to '44. iv. 446; el. for land in Napa and Yolo; d. Lake Co. '77. H. (Joshua), 1846, Co. E, Cal. Bat. (v. 358), enlisting at Son., Oct. HI. (Mat- thew), 1844, son of J. M., and overl. immig. of the Stevens party. iv. 445, 453. Ile went south and was one of the prisoners at Chino. v. 313-14; later a resid. of Napa and Lake, and about '75 went to Mexico to engage in stock- raising. Harcourt (Geo.), 1846, Fauntleroy's dragoons (v. 232, 247); Co. G, Cal. Bat. (v. 358).

Hardcoop, IS46, Belgian of the Donner party, who died before reaching the Sierra. v. 531-2. Hardie (James A.), 1847, lient 3d artill. U.S.A., major N. Y. Vol. v. 574; in com. of S.F. garrison '47-S. v. 513, 515, 649, 659; owner of town lots. In the war of '61-5 a brig .- gen .; d. Wash. 76. Hard- ing, 1846, doubtful name at Los Ang. II., 1847, mr of the Thos II. Benton. H. (Francis), 1817, owner of S.F. lot. II. (James), 1846, Co. G, Cal. Bat.

(v. 358). II. (Thomas), 1843, Amer. sailor of the Tasso and Vandalia, aided by the consul. v. 587. Hardmont (Wm), IS47, Co. 1, N. Y. Vol. (v. 493), at S. José '50; d. before 'S2. Hardy, 1848, com. of the U.S. Ohio. v. 579. II. (Daniel), 1848, newspaper record. H. (H. C.), 1848, owner of S.F. lot.

Hardy (Thomas M.), 1843, Canadian who possibly came earlier or had been naturalized in some other Mex. province. iv. 400; grantee this year of Rio de Jesus María on the Sac. near mouth of Cache cr .; in '44 named in sev- cral records as carpenter and translator in Sonoma district, age 43. iv. 448; in '45-8 often named in N. Hele. Diary as visiting Sutter's Fort. I have an original letter in Span. of May '46. The Bear captors of Vallejo and Prudon spent the night at H.'s place. v. 120. He was unpopular with the settlers, perhaps because of his sympathy for the Mex. Had a Cal. claim for horses; in the gold mines May '48; and a little later in '48 or '49 he was drowned in Suisun Bay, perhaps accidentally. His property was sold by the public administrator, and as late as '70 the sons of John Hardy-claimed to be identical with Thos M .- were trying in the courts to overthrow the title of J. M. Harbin and other holders under the administrator's sale and U.S. patent to the rancho. H. (Thos), 1847, at Benicia; perhaps same as preceding. H. (Wm H.), 1845, landed at Sta Cruz from a whaler. v. 587; worked for Larkin and others as a carpenter and lumberman, building a schooner '46; of H. & Jenkins '48; still at Sta Cruz '80. HIare (IIenry), . 1836, Engl. clerk with Jas Watson at Mont., age 26, and single.

Hargrave (Wm), 1844, Amer. immig. from Or. in the Kelsey party. iv. 444-5, 453; settling in Napa as a hunter. He was prominent in the Bear re- volt. v. 78-9, 95, 104, 110, 119; and later served in the south as lieut of Co. C, Cal. Bat. v. 361, 283. He is occasionally ment. in divers records of '45-8. In '78 he still lived in Napa, where he dictated for my use an interesting nar- rative of California in '46. Harlan (Geo.), 1846, overl. immig. from Ind. with wife-Elizabeth Duncan -- 2 sons, and 2 daughters. v. 528-30. He lived at S. F., and later in Contra Costa, dying in Sta Clara '50, and his wife in '4S. HI. (Elisha), 1846, son of Geo., in same party. H. (Joel), 1846, son of Geo., b. Ind. '28; in '49 married Minerva, daughter of Win Fowler; lived at many dif. places, and from '82 in Amador Val., where he died in "72, leaving a widow and 7 children. Portrait in Contra Costa ('o. Hist., 78. Harlem (P. W.), 1846, Co. F, Cal. Bat. (v. 358). Harley (Henry), 1847, Co. D, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. near Sac. after '70.

Harmand, see ' Harmon.' Harmes (Henry), 1847, owner of S. F. lot. H. (Wm), 1847, ditto. Ilarmon (De Witt J.), 1847, Co. 1, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); at Murphy's, Calav. Co., '71-4. H. (Ebenezer), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). HI. (Jacob), 1847, owner of lot at S. F. v. 655; in '48 had a garden at the mission, and a wife, Elenora, who obtained a divorce in '49. Ile died at S. F. '50, leaving a widow and 2 children, Mary Ann and Jacob. The

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widow married Michael Foley in '50, and died at Sta Clara '60. H. (Lorenzo F.), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reinl. H. (Oliver N.), 1847, Co. E, ditto; home missionary at Hoytsville, Utah, '82.

Harnden, 1847, mr of the Naslednik. v. 579. Harner (Joseph), 1843, Amer. tailor from N. Mex., who had a shop at Mont., where he worked at his trade, sold grog, and smuggled in a small way. Died in '44 of small-pox, leaving property worth about $2,000, of which the consul wrote to his mother, Dolly Il. of Va. Harnes (Henry), 1847, Co. H, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Har- ness (Wm), 1846, at N. Helv. Jan .- March.

Haro (Francisco de), 1819, Mex. sub-lieut of the S. Blas infantry comp. in Cal. ii. 253, 371. In '21 accomp. Argüello on his trip to the north. ii. 445; and in '22-3 served as sec. of the govt and dip. ii. 461-3, 486, 676. In '24 2d in com. of the exped. against revolted neophytes. ii. 531-2; and the same year retired from mil. service. ii. 675 (error in ii. 585); elector de partido '27. ii. 584, 592; iii. 33; land grants in '29. ii. 595; iii. 75; suplente of the dip. '30-1. iii. 50, 187; vocal '33-4. iii. 246, 249-50. In '35 and '38 he was alcalde at S.F., and elector in '37. iii. 703-5; in '41-4 sec. of the juzgado, and owner of town lots. iv. 665-6, 669, 676, 683. In '42, age 50, apparently a widower (his wife had been a danghter of Jose Sanchez), ehild. Francisco and Ramon b. '27, Rosalía '28, Natividad '29, Prudencio '31, Carlota '33, Dolores '36, Je- sus Felipe '40, Alonzo. The oldest daughter, Josefa, b. '25, was the wife of Fran. Guerrero, and cl. for the ranchos granted to her father and brothers. Rosalía became the wife of A. A. Andrews, and later of Chas Brown. iv. 669. In '46 Don Francisco was at times acting sub-prefect, inspector of election, and candidate for alcalde. v. 295, 648. He died in '48. His twin sons, Fran- cisco and Ramon, were militiamen at S.F. in '43; were granted, or permitted to occupy, the Potrero in '44. iv. 673; Ramon, or 'Chico,' was involved in the Libbey assault of '45 (iv. 569); and both were murdered by Fremont's inen at S. Rafael in June '46. v. 171-4. H. (Ignacio), at Sonoma '44, age 20.

Harper (Thos W.), 1847, Co. B, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. Sta B. '56. Har- ran (Geo. and Joel), 1847, lots at S.F., prob. 'Harlan,' q. v. Harriens (David), 1826, mr of the Cyrus; also in '30. iii. 146. Harrington (John), 1847, Co. D, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Harris, 1847, in prison at N. Helv. for stealing horses. HI., 1847, from Hon. on the Currency Lass. H. (Austin), 1848, passed mid.

on the U.S. Independence. H. (Geo. Ang.), 1826, trader who had a quarrel with Dav. Spence. H. (Geo. C.), 1846, on the Sarah Parker acc. to Swan. H. (Heury), 1846, of the Mormon col., joining at Hon., and somewhat prom- inent by reason of his suit against Brannan. Annals of S.F., 750. At S.F. ' '47-8; owner of town lots. v. 685. His wife was Mary -, and their only child, Henry Wm, died in '48. H. (James), 1830, shipwrecked sailor of the Danube; still at Sta B. '36. iii. 180. H. (John), 1844, Engl. at Mont. H. (John D).), 1847, owner of S. F. lot. v. 685. H. (J. H.), 1848, subscribes for a ball at Mont. H. (Robert), 1847, captain's clerk on the Columbus; perhaps

same as preceding. H. (Robert), 1847, Co. E, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). H. (Silas), 1847, Co. B, ditto; a Utah farmer 'S1; mail-carrier '48.

Harris (Stephen), 1847, Q. M. sergt N. Y. Vol. v. 503; with wife and 2 daughters. One of the latter died at S. F. in Aug. ; the other was born on the voy., and christened Alta California at Rio Janeiro with much ceremony, v. 512, getting a S.F. lot in '48, as her father had in '47; candidate for council in '47. v. 650; still in Cal. '54. H. (Stephen A.), 1848, owner of S.F. lot; left Cal. in'50 and d. '67. His lot was claimed in '54 by Stephen, whose grantees held it from '64; and the heirs of Stephen A., in'70-9, were unable to recover the land in the courts. H. (Mrs S. E.), 1845, at Sonoma '77; maiden name not given. H. (Win), 1844, Amer. sailor put ashore by the Vandalia; shipped by the consul on the C. W. Morgan. I1. (Wmn), 1846, Fauntleroy's dragoons

(v. 232, 247). H. (Wm A.), 1847, asst surg. on the Independence '47-8.

Harrison (Ed. If.), 1847, Q. M. clerk of N. Y. Vol. and of the dept at S.F .; a prominent man from '48, school trustee, president of public meetings, owner of lots, and collector of the port. v. 575, 630-1, 656-7, 659, 678, 685; appar- ently of De Witt & H., a well-known S.F. firm. H. (G.), 1847, mid. on the

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U.S. Columbus. H. (Henry A.), 1S4S, had a store in S.F .; menb. of coun- cil '49; died in N. Y. '57. H. (H.H.), 1841, mid. on the U. S. St Louis. H. (Isaac), 1847, Co. E, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); at Sandy, Utah, 'S1. H. (Israel), 1847, Co. E, Morm. Bat. H. (N.B.). 1846, mid. and act. master of the U.S. Portsmouth: sent by Montgomery to Sloat with despatches. v. 228; at Mont. '48. H. (Thos), 1846, doubtful mention; a Mrs Russell is also said to have come in '46 with her father and inother named Harrison. Harron (James), 1847, Co. D, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); at Sentinel, Fresno, 'S3. Harsh (Dan.), 1847, in Napa Val.

Hart, 1839, mr of the Flibberty-gibbet. iv. 103-4. H. (Henry L.), 1847, Co. A, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. in L. Cal. '48. H. (James S.), IS47, Co. E, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reënl. H. (Jerome), 1847, Co. G, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. in Shasta '52. H. (John), 1829-30, mr of a vessel on the coast. (Jolm), 1847, Co. D, ditto; at S.F. '71-4; d. before '82. H. (Joseph), 1846, Co. G, Cal. Bat. (v. 358); enlisted at S. José, Oet. Harteell (David), 1847, Co. F, 3d U. S. artill. (v. 518). Hartman (Henry), 1847, owner of S.F. lot, who had a tin-shop in '48. v. 684. Hartnell (Horatio Nelson), see 'Hart- well.' H. (Jack), 1834, at Mont. H. (Win A.), 1846, celador of Mont. custom-house. v. 570.

Hartnell (Wm Edward Petty), 1822, nat. of Lancashire, Engl., b. 1799, who, after a resid. of several years in S. Amer., eame to Cal. on the John Begy, as member of the firm MeCulloch, H., & Co., agents of Begg & Co. of Lima, and of the Brothertons in Liverpool and Edinburgh. This firm made a con- tract to take mission produce for 3 years from '23, and for some years did a large business. ii. 474-9, 564, 591, 603, 659; iii. 24, 28. In '24 he was bap- tized at S. Carlos, the name Edward being added at that time (the 'Paty' of ii. 475 is prob. an error); and in '25 married Maria Teresa de la Guerra. iii. 27, 29. His business was prosperous down to '26, and some loans were made to the govt; but in '27-9 there came reverses that caused him to go to S. Amer. in '29 to elose the partnership, leaving him with a heavy burden of debt. iii. 49, 37-8, 71, 118, 121-2, 127-8, 138, 147, 176. In '30 he was natural- ized, and in '31 undertook the life of a ranchero at Alisal in partnership with the Soberanes. In '32 he com. the comp. extranjera at Monterey in support of Zamorano. iii. 221-5, 672; and in '33-6 acted as Cal. agent of the Russian comp. iv. 162-4; grantee in '34 of the Alisal, or Patrocinio, rancho, ii. 616, where with Father Short he established a kind of college, called sometimes Seminario de S. José. iii. 317, 670, 677-8. In '35-6 he was regidor. iii. 293, 673, 673; his children then being Guillermo Ant. b. '27, Adalberto '32, José '34, and Matilde '36, one or two having died and others perhaps not living at the college, where there were then 13 students. He was also collector of taxes and customs in '36-7, and employed to make a padron of the district. iii. 672; iv. 96, 116; but about this time the school was given up as unprofitable, and II. found it difficult to support his family. In '39-40 he served by Alvarado's appointment as visitador general of missions, at a salary of 82,000, his faith- ful efforts for reform being recorded, with his reports, in iii. 600-1, 620, 624- 8. 645, 657-8, 661, 664, 666, 683, 685, 688, 691, 718, 720, 725, 728; iv. 9, 53- 62, 194-5. Visited by Douglas '41. iv. 212; interpreter in '42 for Com. Jones' investig. of the Graham affair; in '43 an officer of customs, iv. 377, tithe col- lector, court elerk, and teacher; in '44, Ist officer, inspector, interpreter, and acting admin, of the custom-house, having also an interesting corresp, with Wyllie on plans of Engl. colonization. iv. 403, 430-1, 451-2, 654; ment. in '45. iv. 515, 539; being still in the custom-house '45-6, somewhat unfriendly to the U.S. until he lost all hope of an Engl. protectorate. v. 7, 9, 61, 235, 570. After the change of flag he was appointed by Stockton surveyor and appraiser of customs, being elected councillor, serving on the Ist jury, and making a trip to Honolulu in Dec. v. 289, 293, 637. In '47-50 H. was em- ployed by the U.S. authorities as official interpreter and translator, v. 609, in which capacity he rendered most important services, both in connection with legal and land matters and the constit. convention. Later he was county assessor and held other positions, being claimant for two ranchos. iv. 643; iii.

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676; dying in '54 at the age of 56. Hartnell was a man who enjoyed and merited the respect and friendship of all who knew him, being perfectly honest and straightforward in all his transactions, of most genial tempera- ment, and too liberal for his own interests. In some directions he was a man of rare ability, being a master of the Spanish, French, and German languages besides his own. He was not a good business manager, lacking application, method, and energy, and being always in financial trouble; but in any eleri- cal or subordinate capacity he was most reliable and efficient. In the later years he drank to excess. Besides the original records of the Convention of '49 and the valuable Diario del Visitudor Gen. '39-40, I have hundreds of his letters in various private archives; and indeed, his family doc. form more than one vol. of the Vallejo collection, which should bear his name. His correspond- ents were men of education and standing in many parts of the world. His widow still lives at Salinas in '85, at the age of 76, being still owner of the Alisal rancho. She gave me a personal Narrativa. There were 20 sons and 5 daughters acc. to her own statement. In '40 there had been 13, of whom 9 were living. Besides the 4 named above, I find the following in the Stu B. Co. Hist .: Juan, Uldarico, Pablo, Alvano (?), Nathaniel (died), George, Frank, Benjamin, Teresa, Anita, Magdalena, and Amelia. There was also an Estevan. Ramon (perhaps José) was majordomo at S. Juan in '40; Wm A. was custom- house guard in '45-6. Most of the sons seem to have inherited the father's weaknesses rather than his abilities; but several became respectable citizens.

Hartwell (Lorenzo Nelson), 1834, Amer. sailor from the Catalina at S. Diego. iii. 412; still there in '40, naturalized and married. Called generally Horatio and Lawrence Hartnell, but I have his authograph of '38. H. (Wm), 1834, Engl., age 36, testifies in favor of John Reed. Hartwig, 1847, a naturalist at N. Helv. in June. Harvan (Wm), 1846, doubtful name at Los Ang. Harvey (Thos), 1831, mate of the Catalina.

Hashagen, 1847, mr of the Clementine. v. 577. Haschal (A. G.), 1846, one of the Mormon col. v. 546; lot at S.F. '47; did not go to Utah; perhaps 'Haskell.' Thales Haskell is also named. Haskell (Geo.), 1847, Co. B, Morn. Bat. (v. 469). H. (J. G.), 1847, owner of S.F. lot. H. (John W.), 1847, Co. F, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. Sta B. '78. Hasking (Henry), 1847, at Hon. from S. F. on the Julia. Haslitt (Geo.), 1845, perhaps one of Frémont's men. iv. 583, 587; in Sonoma Co. '74; a Cherokee Ind. Hassard (J. G.),

1848, passp. from Hon. Hassel (H.), 1848, ditto. Hastie, 1848, from Hon.

on the Sagadahoc.

Hastings (Lansford W.), 1843, nat. of Ohio, b. '19, a lawyer who com. a party crossing the plains to Or. '42, and came to Cal. '43 in com. of the immig. party that bears his name. iv. 389-92, 400, 444. His views were those of a filibuster, but he found that the time had not come for a successful movement; so he went back in '44, by sea and across Mex., to publish a worthless book called an Emigrant's Guide, and to attract settlers and prospective revolu- tionists by lectures and other methods. iv. 396-9, 355-6, 2, 6, 20, 26. In '45 he returned with another party overland to Cal. iv. 585-6; but in the spring of '46. after the settlers' revolt had been postponed, went with Clyman's party to Salt Lake in search of more immig., and thus missed the Bear movement. v. 526, 529; but returned in the autumn with Harlan's party, by H.'s new cut- off, which proved so fatal to the Donners, in time to serve as capt. of Co. F, Cal. Bat. v. 529-30, 339, 361. Before going east, however, he and Bidwell had laid out the new town of Sutterville, reported at the time to be intended for a Mormon town, v. 58; and indeed, H. was an agent for the Mormons in the secular phases of their enterprise. v. 548; selecting a site at Montezuma, Solano, where some time in '47-8 he built an adobe house, still standing in 'S0, and established a ferry across the S. Joaquin. v. 552. In '47-8 he also prac- tised law at S. F., being the owner of town lots. v. 579, 645, 678, 681. In March -April '48 he was trying to recruit a battalion of volunteers to put down an imaginary revolt in the south; in May was elected school trustee at S.F .; in July married Charlotte Catherine, daughter of Hopeful Toler, at Sac., and in Sept. was appointed judge of the northern district. In '49 he was a member

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of the constit. convention, utilizing his geographical acquirements in the fixing of a boundary. He lived at or near Sac. till '57; then went to Arizona; came back on a visit in '64; and is said to have died in Brazil about '70. He was an intelligent, active man, never without some grand scheme on hand, not overbur- dened with conscientious seruples, but never getting caught in anything very disreputable. H. (Sam. J.), 1841, mr of the Tasso '41-4. iv. 569. Haswell (Robert), 1788, Engl. mate of the Washington in voy. to N. W. coast, the Ist Amer. vessel to enter Cal. waters. H. kept a diary which was furnished me by his daughter, Mrs John J. Clark, who died at Roxbury, Mass., in '83, at the age of 80.

Hatch (James B.), 1842, mr of the Barnstable '42-3, '44-5; possibly on the coast before. iv. 341, 563, 101; iii. 3S]; also mr of the Loo Choo in '47. v. 511. H. (J. W.), 1848 (?), killed accidentally at Napa '79. H. (Meltliah), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); at Panguich, Utah, '82, H. (Orin), 1847, ditto, at Bountiful, Utah, '82. H. (Prince G.), 1847, in S.F. list of letters. H. (Sam. B.), 1843, at Sta Cruz. Hathaway (Humphrey), 183S, came on a ves- sel com. by Capt. Howland, and worked as a carpenter at Mont. On Larkin's books '38-43; in Farnham's list of arrests in '40; left Mont. - and his debts- on the Rajah in '43. iv. 17, 119. H. (James M.), 1847, Co. A, N. Y.Vol. (v. 499); d. Downieville '51. H. 1848, from Hon. on the Sagadahoc. Hatler (Alex.), 1847, owner of S.F. lots. v. 685.

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History of California, Volume III, Part 89

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe Publication date: 1885-1890 Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers Number of Pages: 824

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885-1890
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 824