Alan, Excellent work! I was happy to help in a very small portion of your research on Horace Walpole Carpentier (Carpenter)-12771. Thank You for sharing! John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA I am using the following citation for your work and the chapter on Horace Carpentier. The book: A History of Berkeley, From the Ground Up, can be found only online at: www.historyofberkeley.org By Alan Cohen < minahuni@speakeasy.net > Copyright 2007-2008 (used with permission) Chapter 14 http://www.historyofberkeley.org/horace_carpentier.html Horace Carpentier ----- Original Message ----- From: "alan cohen" <minahuni@speakeasy.net> To: <jrcrin001@cox.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:02 PM Subject: carpenter > This letter is to John R. Carpenter, with whom I had a brief > correspondence a > few years back. At that time I was seeking any and all information > available on Horace W. Carpentier. The project I was working on was a > historical account of Berkeley, California. This project has drawn itself > out much longer than I had expected. > > I did receive, from you, extensive geneological information concerning the > Carpenter family, of which the man I sought was a member. I was asked to > forward any additional information I might find on HWP. It is now time to > share. > > The book: A History of Berkeley, From the Ground Up, can be found only > online at www.historyofberkeley.org. > Horace is featured throughout. There is, as you will see, a chapter > limited to him as well. Horace Carpentier was a fascinating character, > bright, ingenious in his many business and political dealings, villified > by many, a benefactor to higher education, and at one time owning a very > respectable chunk of California. He is responsible for the creation of > Oakland California, as well as Alameda County in which Oakland lies. His > motives, it is clear, were not civic. Horace was careful to leave as > indistinct a track of his activities as was possible; there is only one > photograph of him that I have ever seen (it is included in the book)and he > was loath to provide any information about himself under any > circumstances. Clearly a man to be admired. > > I appreciate the information that was sent, even though it is limited with > respect to the material i needed and sought. Please feel free to use the > information provided at this web site, with suitable reference with regard > to its source. > > And good luck with your ongoing quest for the Carpenter family > > ~alan cohen