Ames, John Judson, 1821-1861

found: Chávez, José Antonio. Proclamation : Santo Tomás, Baja California, January 1852, 1966:page 6 (The Proclama, printed at the printing office of John Judson Ames, was among the first pieces of printed matter produced in San Diego, California)

found: Wikipedia, viewed Nov. 9, 2018(John Judson Ames, May 18, 1821 - July 28, 1861, born in Islesboro, Maine, was a California pioneer, landed in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 1849; became a newspaper writer; visited San Diego in 1850; editor and proprietor of the first newspaper published in the city of San Diego, the San Diego Herald, first issue came out on May 29, 1851; wrote under pen name "Boston" [no pubs. in OCLC]; he was elected and served one term as councilman in San Diego; he was also county superintendent of schools)