Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; People; Letters; La Due, P. A.;
This is a letter of introduction from P. A. La Due to his brother J. D. B. La Due. P.A. introduces his friend Bernard J. Reid to his brother. La Due's brother lives in California, where Reid is traveling.
Alma Street; Painting; People; Portraits; Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito; Rancho Santa Rita; Robles, Don Teodoro;
A portrait of Don Theodoro Robles. In 1824 Secundino and his younger brother Teodoro Robles were the first non-Indians to discover cinnabar deposits. By 1845, when these deposits proved to be rich in quicksilver, Secundino and Teodoro received...