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[Letter from John Quincy Adams Tilton to his sister Georgietta, written aboard the Barque Croton during the month of April and part of May, 1850]

Please visit the California Revealed website to see the most complete and up-to-date version of this object: https://repository.californiarevealed.org/node/390794 . · J.Q.A. Tilton left New York in 1850 by steamer ship to make his way to San Francisco. In this 38-page letter to his sister, he gives a detailed account of his voyage after reaching Panama, and in particular recounts his passage through the Isthmus of Panama, by canoe and on foot, and up the Pacific coast by the sailing vessel, the Barque Croton. His letter vividly describes the adventure and adversity of the trip, and concludes with travel advice for making the journey. Most of the Tilton family eventually relocated to California, and his parents were among the earliest "Yankee" settlers in San Bruno, building their home on the San Bruno toll road.

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