San Francisco Custom House records 1850-1861

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San Francisco Custom House records 1850-1861

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Collection consists primarily of printed forms completed in manuscript: appraiser's reports, manifests, certificates of entry, receipts, invoices, oaths and other shipping records that document maritime traffic in San Francisco during the Gold Rush.

Total Boxes: 4 (and 1 oversize box); Other Storage Formats: 5 rolls, 9 broadsides; Linear Feet: 4.14

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349057

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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United States Custom House (San Francisco, Calif.)

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In 1846 American troops signalled the occupation of San Francisco by raising an American flag above the former Mexican customhouse. The port, then known as Yuerba Beuna, fell into American control. The military retained jurisdiction over tariff collection and other civic affairs until California's interim government was established in 1849. The administration of dues and the regulation of maritime traffic for the port was eventually transferred to the United States Customs Service, ...