Vor. Vim /-V MEMORIAM: THEODORE HEXRY HITTELL 19 



He next wrote a history of the IMianii Valley, in Ohio. 

 This was the home of his boyhood, and the pioneer period 

 there and the thrilling tales of the Indians had always held 

 a great fascination for him. The manuscript is closely writ- 

 ten, and comprises 1 12 pages. The copy, or second draft, was 

 finished January 18, 1915. 



At the time Mr. Hittell arrived in San Francisco in 1855, 

 and for the next five years, much space was occupied in the 

 California newspapers by accounts of the sensational doings 

 of William Walker, the filibuster. This city was the home of 

 Walker and the starting place of his expeditions to Nica- 

 ragua. In his History of California, the author gave many 

 pages to Walker, and in his late life he wrote a Historical 

 Account of Walker the Filibuster. It was finished in 1915. 

 As it has not been published, it is in manuscript form only, 

 and comprises 284 pages, besides 33 pages of Table of Con- 

 tents, and 19 pages of Index. It is an accurate but vivid 

 account of one of the most noted and eventful adventurers 

 since the days of Captain Kidd. 



When he was 85 years old, Mr. Hittell began writing his 

 autobiography. He persevered at this task to the end of his 

 life. As was natural for one of his great age, his recollec- 

 tions dwelt with especial fondness upon the days of his youth 

 and young manhood. The Reminiscences were written for 

 his immediate family, and therefore he took especial pains to 

 revive the memory of his ancestors in America, both on his 

 father's and his mother's side. The verification of dates and 

 the confirmation of family traditions consumed much time; 

 and in consequence the work proceeded slowly. According 

 to his universal custom, he wrote everything himself in long 

 hand ; his first draft was carefully copied, corrected and in- 

 dexed ; so that his entire manuscript was written twice. His 

 methodical manner of working enabled him to cover much 

 ground, so that by the end of 1916 he had produced in cor- 

 rected form 270 legal cap pages of writing. Considerably 

 more had been written as a first draft. His last entry was 

 dated nineteen days before his death. Nevertheless, he had 

 progressed no further than the end of his college education. 

 It is an irreplaceable loss that he did not write of his life in 

 California, where his real career was lived. He saw so much 



