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Estancia “La California”
1905 Day-Book

This is the 17th diary that has survived the years, however, it has suffered from damp – many pages are stained on their lower quarter.

English-Spanish: The entries in this diary have various authors, sometimes a combination of authors, each contributing a part in the language (or combination of languages) of his choice.

Background:  The background image is John Schreiber’s lithograph of “La California”, which he drew in 1878.

Reference Pages:  To aid the reader with Spanglish terminology, unfamiliar names (people & places), and old measures (weights, distances, currencies, etc.) we have provided a set of: Reference Pages.  We recommend you have these available — they will open in a second window or tab.

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PDF files:

Click on a title below to download a PDF file containing images of the actual diary pages.  Many blotter pages have comments, some aligned with dates on the facing diary page.  We transcribed onto the blotter pages comments that are difficult to read (written in faint pencil).

January & Febuary
Size: 2.2 mb.
March & April
Size: 2.6 mb.
May & June
Size: 3.0 mb.
Covers & preprinted pages
Size: 4.3 mb.
July & August
Size: 3.2 mb.
September & October
Size: 3.4 mb.
November & December
Size: 2.5 mb.

Transcription:

January

Spanglish speakers!  Please help us transcribe these diaries so others can enjoy them as well!  For example, see 1899.


© Peter Benitz (Benitz Family)