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“ I arrived in San Francisco on the steamer Sonora June 1855. I resided for a short time with my uncle who owned a milk dairy on Guerrero Street from 18th to 21st [Streets in] San Francisco. At that time there were no streets in the Mission district. The entire tract was one vast vegetable garden. Adjoining my uncle's property was a large field. It was used by the Spanish residents for various purposes, chiefly bull fighting.
On one occasion which (sic) I and my cousin were endeavoring to look through the tent, someone asked if we would like to go in. I was only six years old at the time and my cousin a few years older. We both entered and found a bull fight was going on. We were both glad to escape and avoided the street tent and its occupants ever afterwards. ”
Margaret Frances Nolan
arrived in 1855 from Pennsylvania