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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 40 0 Browse Search
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William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 1: early recollections of California. 1846-1848. (search)
o the operations of gold-mining, and was very hard upon the thousands of houseless men and women who dwelt in the mountains, and even in the towns. Most of the natives and old inhabitants had returned to their ranches and houses; yet there were not roofs enough in the country to shelter the thousands who had arrived by sea and by land. The news had gone forth to the whole civilized world that gold in fabulous quantities was to be had for the mere digging, and adventurers came pouring in blindly to seek their fortunes, without a thought of house or food. Yerba Buena had been converted into San Francisco. Sacramento City had been laid out, lots were being rapidly sold, and the town was being built up as an entrepot to the mines. Stockton also had been chosen as a convenient point for trading with the lower or southern mines. Captain Sutter was the sole proprietor of the former, and Captain Charles Weber was the owner of the site of Stockton, which was as yet known as French camp.
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 2: early recollections of California--(continued). 1849-1850. (search)
ed our work on the Cosumnes, we proceeded to Sacramento, where Captain Sutter employed us to connect the survey of Sacramento City, made by Lieutenant Warner, and that of Sutterville, three miles belocation. Old Sutter's embarcadero became Sacramento City, simply because it was the first point us earnings in this survey in three lots in Sacramento City, on which I made a fair profit by a sale h my cousin Charley Hoyt, who had a store in Sacramento, and was on the point of moving up to a ranca line was established from San Francisco to Sacramento, of which the Senator was the pioneer, chargnterey, I was sent by General Smith up to Sacramento City to instruct Lieutenants Warner and Williato his control, and with this to purchase at Sacramento flour, bacon, etc., and to hire men and mulen most useful to the country. I remained at Sacramento a good part of the fall of 1849, recognizing and went out with Rucker. While I was at Sacramento General Smith had gone on his contemplated t[1 more...]
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 4: California. 1855-1857. (search)
rs, and young Frank Page. The latter had charge of the branch in Sacramento. Haight was the real head-man, but he was too fond of lager-beerlliam Neely Johnson was Governor of California, and resided at Sacramento City; General John E. Wool commanded the Department of California, rnor replied, I agree with you perfectly, and have come down from Sacramento to assist. Coleman rejoined that the people were tired of it, an matter had ended there, and accordingly the Governor returned to Sacramento in disgust, and I went about my business. But it soon became mano ahead. We soon parted; John-son and Douglas taking the boat to Sacramento, and I to San Francisco. The Chief-Justice, Terry, came to Sant day I got a telegraphic dispatch from Governor Johnson, who, at Sacramento, had also heard of General Wool's back-down, asking me to meet hiin effect the same as the one addressed to and received by him at Sacramento. He was so offended that he would not even call on General Wool,
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman ., volume 1, Chapter 5: California, New York, and Kansas. 1857-1859. (search)
my house on Harrison Street; so I occupied a room in the bank, No. 11, and boarded at the Meiggs House, corner of Broadway and Montgomery, which we owned. Having reduced expenses to a minimum, I proceeded, with all possible dispatch, to collect outstanding debts, in some instances making sacrifices and compromises. I made some few sales, and generally aimed to put matters in such a shape that time would bring the best result. Some of our heaviest creditors were John M. Rhodes & Co., of Sacramento and Shasta; Langton & Co., of Downieville; and E. H. Strange, of Murphy's. In trying to put these debts in course of settlement, I made some arrangement in Downieville with the law-firm of Spears & Thornton, to collect, by suit, a certain note of Green & Purdy for twelve thousand dollars. Early in April, I learned that Spears had collected three thousand seven hundred dollars in money, had appropriated it to his own use, and had pledged another good note taken in part payment of three thou