Lyman Burrell (1801-1884) and Clarissa Wright Burrell(1805-1857) were married in 1839 and had three children. Despite the challenging life she led as a California pioneer, Clarissa managed to write a series of letters which now serve as a valuable primary source of information about her life and times. She tells of her 103-day trip to California around Cape Horn with her children, of life on the mountain top, and of her husband's encounter with a grizzly bear. When she died she was buried on the mountain ranch. Her son, James Birney Burrell (1840-1921), pictured here with his mother and sisters Clara (left) and Martha (right), was one of Santa Clara Valley's pioneer fruit growers. BU001
Collection
Burrell Family Collection
Dimensions
Height
25.4 cm
Width
16.8 cm
Location
* Untyped Location
Burrell Family Collection
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