THE REAL PAN ZAGŁOBA
Rudolf Korwin
Piotrowski
Born in Kamień, Poland in 1813 or 1814
Participant in the 1830-1831 November Uprising
Lived in France from 1831 to 1846
Lived in the United States from 1846 to 1882
(New Orleans, Pennsylvania, California)
1849 overland trip from Pennsylvania to California
Polish 49er
Lived in the Gold Country of California from 1849 to 1863
Sebastopol, Cosumnes, Sacramento County, California
Lived in San Francisco, California from 1863 to
1882
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Dresdener House, 337 Bush Street (1864); 920 Market Street (1865, 1868,
1871, 1872, 1873); 872 Mission St. (1865, 1866, 1869, 1872, 1875); 1049
Montgomery St. (1870); 858 Mission St. (1874); 403 Stevenson Street, 1875,
1876; 550 Stevenson Street (1876, 1877); 1015 Folsom Street, the Glendale
House (1878, 1879); boarding house at southwest corner of Jessie and 18th
streets (1880); Willows Hotel, southeast corner of Jessie and 18th streets
(1880, 1881); 314 7th Street (1882, 1883). None survived the earthquake and fire of 1906. |
Died and is buried in
Paris, France (1883)
Letters authored by Rudolf Korwin Piotrowski
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1876:
Rudolf Korwin Piotrowski to Jósef (Joseph)
Ignacy Kraszewski http://cosmopolitanreview.com/the-korwin-letters/ 10 April 1878, Hayward Letter from Rudolf Korwin Piotrowski to
Helena Modrzejewska http://www.polishclubsf.org/KorwinToModjeska.pdf 16 April 1878, San Francisco Letter from Rudolf Korwin
Piotrowski to Helena Modjeska’s husband http://www.PolishClubSF.org/33KorwinToKarol.pdf Letters authored by Henryk Sienkiewicz
that mention R.K. Piotrowski February 1877, Anaheim Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 11) 1877, Anaheim Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 13) 8 April 1877, Sebastopol Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 14) http://www.PolishClubSF.org/Letter14HenrykToHorain.pdf 9 April 1877, Sebastopol Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 15) http://www.PolishClubSF.org/Letter15HenrykToHorain.pdf 15 April 1877, Sebastopol Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 16) http://www.PolishClubSF.org/Letter16HenrykToHorain.pdf 22 April 1877, Hayward Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 17) http://www.PolishClubSF.org/Letter17HenrykToHorain.pdf 23 April 1877, Hayward Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 18) http://www.PolishClubSF.org/Letter18HenrykToHorain.pdf May 1877, Hayward Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 19) http://www.PolishClubSF.org/Letter19SienkiewiczToHorain.pdf May 1877, Hayward Letter from Henryk Sienkiewicz to Julian Horain
(Letter 20) http://www.PolishClubSF.org/Letter20SienkiewiczToHorain.pdf |
Rudolf Korwin
Piotrowski does not have a headstone
Cimetičre parisien d'Ivry (Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne)
Aleks Bednawski’s 1883 EULOGY for Rudolf
Korwin Piotrowski
http://www.polishclubsf.org/Bednawski%20to%20Piotrowski.pdf
Learn more: https://polishclubsf.org/Piotrowski%20in%20City%20Directories.pdf
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New book in the works: Working title: The Polish 49er Yarns and Digressions in Old Californy With a Diva, an Author… and Zagłoba! Authors: Mr. Lynn
Ludlow Ms. Maureen Mroczek Morris |