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reached in safety after the delay of a week at the 

 Isthmus of Panama. Most unfortunately all his 

 paintings, which were of course sketches to be 

 worked up from notes, and most of the water colors 

 he had made, nearly two hundred in all, had to be 

 left temporarily at Sacramento; later they were 

 taken to San Francisco and Mr. Robert Simson 

 took charge of them for a time. He entrusted 

 them, at my father's request, to Mr. John 

 Stevens and with that noble man and true friend 

 they went down in the wreck of the steamer "Cen- 

 tral America." 



It would be interesting to follow the careers of 

 those who made the California journey with my 

 father, but the lapse of fifty-six years makes this 

 almost impossible, and very few traces of the mem- 

 bers of the party can be found, nor indeed can any 

 full list of those who left New Orleans with him 

 be made, James B. Clement remained in Stock- 

 ton as did Nicholas Walsh and John H. Tone; 

 they became fruit growers and were successful in 

 the land of their adoption. Henry C. Mallory 

 entered business in San Francisco, married and 

 lived in that city until his death, now a number of 

 years ago. Robert Simson died not long since; he 

 lived for some time in San Francisco, being a 

 partner in a legal firm, afterwards removing to 

 Alameda. He married rather late in life, and left a 

 widow and one son. Langdon Havens returned 



