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Gregson, Eliza; Gregson, James : The Gregson Memoirs Containing Mrs. Eliza Gregson's "Memory" and the Statement of James Gregson

California Historical Society; Lawton R. Kennedy, San Francisco, CA, 1940

Published in a small edition. Inscribed in black ink by the authors' daughter, Eliza J. (Gregson) Butler, and son-in-law, Chester Gregson Butler: "To Mr. Edwin R. Pickett, in appreciation of kindness, Mrs. Eliza J (Gregson) Butler, C G Butler, D.D.S." Original publisher's beige wrappers. 7" x 10 1/4." Thirty-one pages, complete. One black and white frontispiece, complete. Frontispiece is a reprinted portrait photograph of James and Eliza Gregson. Printed on title page: "Reprinted from California Historical Society Quarterly, Volume XIX, No. 2, June 1940." Back colophon: "Printed by Lawton R. Kennedy, San Francisco." Lawton Kennedy (1900-1980) was a renowned printer who was associated with other prominent Bay Area printers including John Henry Nash, Jane Grabhorn's Colt Press, and Albert Sperisen's Black Vine Press. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Covers have a few wrinkles and marks and some discoloration. Internally Fine. A Very Good copy. Excerpt from the pamphlet: "Feeling that the pioneer women had been neglected by the historians, Mrs. Gregson proceeded to write her own 'Memory.' This she did on the blank sides of old bill-heads, letters, and other scraps of paper. It was preserved and copied by her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Butler, and is printed here with Mrs. Butler's permission and through the courtesy of her son, Dr. Chester Gregson Butler. ... Here is to be found a rare, detailed record of everyday life written by a pioneer woman. Her 'Memory' begins with her life in England and includes her journey to the United States, her marriage, the hardships of the overland journey to California in 1845, the births, sicknesses, and deaths of her children, her husband's work for Sutter, the delightful Indian custom of skinning a coyote alive, the use of cow manure broth to break her husband's fever, the terrible experiences of the Donner party, incidents connected with the conquest of California, the discovery of gold and the resultant rush, the establishment of a home in Sonoma, and many other experiences known only to the pioneer woman. James Gregson's 'Statement' follows the general outline of his wife's account but gives fewer family details. A fair amount of attention is given to his experiences as a soldier, his land warrant for service, and his work with James Wilson Marshall, the discoverer of gold.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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