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 778 PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX. 676; dying in 54 at the age of 56. Hartnell was a man who enjoyed and merited the respect and friendship of all who knew him, being perfectly honest and straightforward in all his transactions, of most genial tempera ment, and too liberal for his own interests. In some directions he was a man of rare ability, being a master of the Spanish, French, and German languages besides his own. He was not a good business manager, lacking application, method, and energy, and being always in financial trouble; but in any cleri cal or subordinate capacity he was most reliable and efficient. In the later years he drank to excess. Besides the original records of the Convention of 49 and the valuable Diario del Visitador Gen. 39-40, I have hundreds of his letters in various private archives; and indeed, his family doc. form more than one vol. of the Vallejo collection, which should bear his name. His correspond ents were men of education and standing in many parts of the world. His widow still lives at Salinas in 85, at the age of 70, being still owner of the Alisal rancho. She gave me a personal Narrativa. There were 20 sons and 5 daughters ace. to her own statement. In 40 there had been 13, of whom 9 were living. Besides the 4 named above, I find the following in the Sta B. Co. Hist.: Juan, Uldarico, Pablo, Alvano (?), Nathaniel (died), George, Frank, Benjamin, Teresa, Anita, Magdalena, and Amelia. There was also an Este&quot; van. Ramon (perhaps Jose&quot;) was majordomo at S. Juan in 40; Wm A. was custom house guard in 45-6. Most of the sons seem to have inherited the father s weaknesses rather than his abilities; but several became respectable citizens. Hartwell (Lorenzo Nelson), 1834, Amer. sailor from the Catalina at S. Diego, iii. 412; still there in 40, naturalized and married. Called generally Horatio and Lawrence Hartnell, but 1 have his authograph of 38. H. (Wm), 1834, Engl., age 36, testifies in favor of John Reed. Hartwig, 1847, a naturalist at N. Helv. in June. Harvan (Wm), 1846, doubtful name at Los Ang. Harvey (Thos), 1831, mate of the Catalina. Hashagen, 1847, mr of the Clementine, v. 577. Haschal (A. G.), 1846, one of the Mormon col. v. 546; lot at S.F. 47; did not go to Utah; perhaps Haskell. Thales Haskell is also named. Haskell (Geo.), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). H. (J. G.), 1847, owner of S.F. lot. H. (John W.), 1847, Co. F, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. Sta B. 78. Hasking (Henry), 1847, at Hon. from S.F. on the Julia. Haslitt (Geo.), 1845, perhaps one of Fremont s men. iv. 583, 587; in Sonoma Co. 74; a Cherokee Ind. Hassard (J. G.), 1848, passp. from Hon. Hassel (H.), 1848, ditto. Hastie, 1848, from Hon. on the Sagadahoc. Hastings (Lansford W.), 1843, nat. of Ohio, b. 19, a lawyer who com. a party crossing the plains to Or. 42, and came to Cal. 43 in com. of the immig. party that bears his name. iv. 389-92, 400, 444. His views were those of a filibuster, but he found that the time had not come for a successful movement; so he went back in 44, by sea and across Mex. , to publish a worthless book called an Emigrant s Guide, and to attract settlers and prospective revolu tionists by lectures and other methods, iv. 396-9, 355-6, 2, 6, 20, 26. In 45 he returned with another party overland to Cal. iv. 585-6; but in the spring of 46. after the settlers revolt had been postponed, went with Clyman s party to Salt Lake in search of more immig., and thus missed the Bear movement, v. 526, 529; but returned in the autumn with Harlan s party, by H. s new cut off, which proved so fatal to the Donners, in time to serve as capt. of Co. F, Cal. Bat. v. 529-30, 359, 361. Before going east, however, he and Bid well had laid out the new town of Sutterville, reported at the time to be intended for a Mormon town, v. 58; and indeed, H. was an agent for the Mormons in the secular phases of their enterprise, v. 548; selecting a site a/t Montezuma, Solano, where some time in 47-8 he built an adobe house, still standing in 80, and established a ferry across the S. Joaquin. v. 552. In 47-8 he also prac tised law at S.F., being the owner of town lots. v. 579, 645, 678, 681. In March -April 48 he was trying to recruit a battalion of volunteers to put down an imaginary revolt in the south; in May was elected school trustee at S.F. ; in July married Charlotte Catherine, daughter of Hopeful Toler, at Sac., and in Sept. was appointed judge of the northern district. In 49 he was a member