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Tag: 1850s Los Angeles

  • Agriculture

Fits the Bill: A Bill of Lading from Kohler & Frohling to William Workman, 17 August 1860

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 17, 2023August 18, 2023
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  • Education

Fits the Bill: A Receipt for Laura Gonzalez from the Sisters of Charity School, Los Angeles, August 1885

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on August 10, 2023August 11, 2023
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“The Truth is, They Came—They Saw—And Left”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Six

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 27, 2023August 23, 2023
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“We Have Amongst Us a Great Number of Thieves, Robbers, and Murderers”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Five

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 26, 2023
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  • Law & Crime

“We Want Peace to be Restored; That Justice Fulfills its Obligations”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Four

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 25, 2023
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“The Leaders Boldly Avowed Their Intentions and Indulged in the Fiercest Maledictions Against the Americans”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Three

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 24, 2023
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  • Law & Crime

“I Hope That All Good Citizens Will Consider it Their Duty to Calm Public Opinion”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part Two

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 23, 2023
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  • Law & Crime

“The Americans Were Arming Themselves and Making Other Bellicose Displays”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 22, 2023July 22, 2023
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  • Places & Communities

“To Seek Your Fortune Among Strangers In a Strange Land”: Reading Between the Lines in a Letter from Cynthia Temple to F.P.F. Temple, 15 July 1856

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on July 15, 2023July 15, 2023
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“Aye, Revenge on Their Murderers!”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part One

  • by homesteadmuseum
  • Posted on January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
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