2 6 ▁– ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁survey or ▁and ▁artist ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁civil ▁engineer ▁in ▁Maryland ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁His ▁sketch es ▁of ▁the ▁pueblo ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁di ary ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁survey or ▁in ▁California ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Library . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁California ▁ ▁William ▁Rich ▁H utton ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁H utton ▁( d . ▁ 1 8 4 3 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Sal ome ▁Rich , ▁sister ▁of ▁bibli ograph er ▁Ob ad iah ▁Rich ▁and ▁botan ist ▁and ▁expl orer ▁William ▁Rich . ▁He ▁studied ▁mathematics , ▁drawing ▁and ▁surve ying ▁at ▁the ▁Benjamin ▁Hall ow ell ▁School ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Virginia . ▁H utton ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁his ▁uncle ▁William ▁Rich ▁to ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁as ▁a ▁pay roll ▁cl erk ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁volunte er ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁James ▁D . ▁H utton , ▁also ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁survey or . ▁William ▁H utton ▁remained ▁in ▁California ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁before ▁returning ▁east ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁His ▁di aries ▁and ▁draw ings ▁record ▁his