Colton, Walter 1797-1851 creator text biography nyu New York Cincinnati A.S. Barnes & co. H.W. Derby & co. 1850 monographic eng

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456 p. front., plates, ports. map, fold. facsim. 19 cm. Walter Colton (1797-1851) of Vermont had a career as clergyman and journalist before sailing to California as naval chaplain of the Congress. In July 1846, Commodore Stockton named him alcalde of Monterey, a post to which he was elected a few months later. He remained in California until 1849, using his time to found the state's first newspaper and building its first schoolhouse. Three years in California (1850) contains Colton's memoirs of that period, including descriptions of the U.S. military occupation of California, social life and customs of Monterey, discovery of gold and firsthand impressions of the Sonora mining camp in the Southern Mines, visits to Stockton and San Jos,̌ John Charles Frm̌ont, the Constitutional Convention of 1849, and California missions. By Rev. Walter Colton, U.S.N. ... Facsimile: "Declaration of rights in the constitution of California, and the signatures of the members of the Convention." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. No known restrictions on publication. n-us-ca California History 1846-1850 Sources California Description and travel Colton, Walter 1797-1851 Law Political aspects California Mines and mineral resources California Business California F865 .C7 917.94 rc 01000774 hdl:loc.gdc/calbk.009 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/calbk.009 No known restrictions on publication. DLC 830517 20260227111901.0 rc 01000774