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The following sketches were taken down by a stenographer in the summer
of 1877, at San Francisco, from the narrative of Judge Field. They are
printed at the request of a few friends, to whom they have an interest
which they could not excite in others.




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PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF EARLY DAYS IN CALIFORNIA, WITH OTHER SKETCHES.


INDEX.

Why and how I came to California.

First experiences in San Francisco.--Visit to Marysville, and
elected First Alcalde of that District.

Experiences as Alcalde.