PREFACE 



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adopted city the best years of his life, and was, in every 

 respect, a useful and esteemed citizen. The esteem in 

 which he was held by his fellow citizens was manifested 

 by the great concourse which attended his funeral, among 

 whom were the most eminent men of the city. ^Ir. Lecou- 

 vreur left no children, but was survived by his wife, who 

 had co-operated with him in all the later benevolences of 

 his life, and who has edited this book in the hope that it 

 might inspire and help the young men of the present 

 day.* 



*This preface is a welcome contribution from the able pen of 

 Henry D. Barrows, the veteran pioneer, whose name is insep- 

 arable from the History of Southern California. — Translator. 



