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Finding Aid to the
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Hoover, Mildred B.; Rensch, Hero; Rensch, Ethel; Abeloe, William N. (1966).
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John Smith Williams (Feb.1818-May 1849) came to California in 1843 from
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Thomas O. Larkin: A Life of Patriotism and Profit in Old California
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