bill wrote: > Jacob Wright Harlan was a pioneer who arrived in California in 1846 and > wrote his memories in a book published by Bancroft in 1888. I got the > book at the UCI library, then found out it is also on digital at the > Library of Congress. The url address is in the text. > Harlan lived in a tent at what became the Palace Hotel, and strangely > enough my library copy is stamped PALACE HOTEL, so must have been in > their library. > He also bought lots when SF was just starting. > He was a member of Fremont's battalion and dedicated the book to him. > He also visited San Juan and Monterey. > I have excerpts. It is worth reading. > Bill > http://www.americahurrah.com/ --