Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
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Available also in the original handwritten form in the member's Biographical File, and online Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must be obtained by the reader Autobiography & Reminiscence of Dr. Charles Dexter Cleveland, San Francisco, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers Charles Dexter Cleveland was born in Howard County, Missouri, August 8, 1824. His father, John Treadwell Cleveland, founded "Howard College" at Fayette, Missouri. Cleveland attended schools in Missouri, Massachusetts, taught in Mississippi and studied medicine, practicing in Mississippi (1848). Upon news of the gold discovery, he formed a company of 15 men and 3 wagons for California, leaving Ofahama, Miss. on March 22, 1849, walking to Vicksburg boarding the steamboat "General Jessup" for St. Louis. With cases of cholera on board, Dr. Cleveland became ship's doctor. Cleveland's company joined with another company at St. Joseph, totaling 85 men. They started for California on April 20, 1849, arriving in Salt Lake (July 24) resting for 2 weeks. They reached Weaverville, CA on October 7. 1849. Cleveland practiced medicine in Mud Springs, settling in Sacramento in 1850 and establishing a hospital. In 1850 Cleveland moved to Grass Valley then Texas in 1855. Returning to Grass Valley in 1857, he was active in the City's development. In 1866, Cleveland and his wife moved to San Francisco. They traveled in Europe (1867-1868), then toured the West Coast. Cleveland was one of the original discoverers of Borax in Death Valley, a School Director and Manager/Editor-in-Chief of the "Daily Examiner" (1883) Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 43-87, Vol. 5. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume, of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. The original handwritten version exists in the member's biographical file. This reminiscence includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes. It appears that the photographs in this set were dispersed throughout the regular photography collection, but the photographs referenced in the related materials may or may not be these same photographs. One photograph of Cleveland is included in this reminiscence. Cleveland discusses his family history, his journey to California and life there. A speech to urge his company aboard ship after seeing bodies of 7 cholera victims taken from the boat is reprinted. He describes attending to the passengers and of the generous spirit among his fellow pioneers, hardships, provisions and journeys. The the text is boastful and congratulatory of the pioneers' heroic efforts and covers c. 1838-1901.
Cleveland, Charles Dexter--1824-1907 Pioneers--California--Biography Overland journeys to the Pacific Frontier and pioneer life Gold mines and mining--California, Northern Grass Valley (Calif.)--History Weaverville (Calif.)--History
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Pioneers California Biography Gold mines and mining California, Northern. Grass Valley (Calif.) History Weaverville (Calif.)
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