Alta California
San Francisco, Thursday, August 30, 1849
We are requested to announce the death of Mr. John Sinclair on board the Crescent City, yesterday morning. Mr. S. was returning from California, in company with his wife and sister-in-law, with a competent fortune. He was attacked with diarrahea on the passage and was convalescent, but a relapse, from imprudence, proved fatal. Previous to his death, he made his will. He was a native of Brooklyn, and about 39 years of age—Ex. June 30.
Mr. Sinclair was among the earliest Anglo-Saxon adventurers to California. Fifteen years ago he emigrated to this country, a member of the pioneer company of Mr. Graham. Having obtained a grant of land from the Mexican Government, he raised his lone cot in the then unsettled valley of the Sacramento, and turned the first furrow in that wild region. He was one of the first to adapt to the purposes of agriculture the rich waste surrounding him, and encounter the dangers of hardships, and endure the privations attendant upon its settlement. During his residence in California, he had enjoyed offices of trust, and uniting integrity, industry and energy of character with the endearing qualities of a generous nature, a numerous circle of friends rejoiced in his prosperity, and witnessed with regret his departure from their midst for the scenes of his youth and a "dear native land." Many and warm were the wishes for a speedy voyage, and a happy new home on the "banks of the Hudson."
The remainder is told. It is a sad frustration of fond earthly hopes, and will be melancholy tidings to those who cherish in memory his many virtues.
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The Annals of San Francisco by Frank Soule, John H. Gihon, James Nisbet
Originally published 1855. Illustrated.
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