Autobiography and Reminiscence of Jesse Healy, (Deceased), 1901
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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 readerAutobiography & Reminiscence of Jesse Healy, (Deceased), 1901. The Society of California PioneersJesse Healy was born in Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York, on May 22, 1812, moving to Michigan (1836) to work in the livery business. In 1837 Healy sold his business and fought to free Canada from British rule. Healy and others crossed at Detroit on December 4, 1838, expecting to be reinforced by Canadians upon landing but troops never appeared. After a brief skirmish they retreated, eventually returning to Michigan. In 1844 he farmed in Ohio until the fall of 1848, going to St. Joe, Missouri to prepare for the journey to California. Healy and his company - 4 families and 29 wagons - left St. Joe on May 4, 1849, reaching Lassen's Ranch on October 15, 1849. That winter (1849-1850) Healy was taken ill and went to San Francisco. Upon his return to Bidwell's Bar (June 1850), he joined the Edsell Brothers who kept a small store, located a claim and built a dam across the Feather River. In 1853, Healy sold out his interests in Rich Valley Ranch...
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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.
![Notes of an exile to Van Dieman's Land [electronic resource] : comprising the incidents of the Canadian Rebellion in 1838, trial of the author in Canada, and subsequent appearance before Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, in London, imprisonment in England, and transportation to Van Dieman's Land : also an account of the horrible sufferings endured by ninety political prisoners during a residence of six years in that land of British slavery, together with sketches of the isand, its history, productions, inhabitants, &c. &c.](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/default_thumbnail.gif "Notes of an exile to Van Dieman's Land [electronic resource] : comprising the incidents of the Canadian Rebellion in 1838, trial of the author in Canada, and subsequent appearance before Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, in London, imprisonment in England, and transportation to Van Dieman's Land : also an account of the horrible sufferings endured by ninety political prisoners during a residence of six years in that land of British slavery, together with sketches of the isand, its history, productions, inhabitants, &c. &c.")
