Private letter book, San Francisco, 1858 Feb. 19 - 1859 Jan. 19.

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Private letter book, San Francisco, 1858 Feb. 19 - 1859 Jan. 19.

Letterpress copies of personal letters written to family and friends describing activities and social life in the city, his trips in the state, etc. Included also are copies of a few business letters, relating to Edward Bosqui's real estate interests, some addressed to Bosqui at Bear Valley, and some written on behalf of Bosqui. Some rent accounts, 1860-1861 at the end.

92 leaves (1 v.).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6677919

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Bosqui, Edward, 1832-1917

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Edward Bosqui (1832-1917) was born in Montreal and arrived in San Francisco in 1850. He founded the Bosqui Engraving and Printing Company in 1863 and was an organizer of the San Francisco Art Association in 1871, and was also an accomplished painter. His home in Marin County, in which he housed a large collection of California art (including his own) burned down in 1897, and in 1906 the Engraving and Printing Company was also destroyed by fire. Bosqui never reestablished his business, and died i...

Worth, Fred L.

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