Thomas O. Larkin collection, 1843-1943.

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Thomas O. Larkin collection, 1843-1943.

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Composite collection of original, photostat, and photocopied documents and papers of or relating to Thomas O. Larkin. Original documents include a note (1843) to Larkin from Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo; a contract (1849) between Larkin and Jacob P. Leese; articles of agreement (May 19, 1847) between Larkin and Robert Semple, concerning property purchased from Vallejo and their subsequent establishment of the town of Benicia; and a copy translation (Dec. 1, 1849) of land titles to Benicia. Collection includes a typed copy of an essay (1943) on Larkin, written by historian Peter T. Conmy, on the occasion of the centenary of the American Consul in California; and a typed copy (1 p.) of a Larkin genealogy.

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California historical society

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California historical society

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There are 5 Entities related to this resource.

Semple, Robert B. (Robert Baylor), 1806-1854.

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Thomas Oliver Larkin was an early American emigrant to Alta California and a signer of the original California Constitution. He was the United States' first and only consul to the California Republic (Mexico). In partnership with Robert Semple, he established the city at the Carquinez Straits that became Benicia. Doctor Robert Baylor Semple was a 19th-century Californian newspaperman and politician. In 1847, with Thomas O. Larkin, he received a grant of land from Mariano...

Leese, Jacob P. (Jacob Primer), 1809-1892

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Merchant, of Yerba Buena, Calif. (1836-1840) and Monterey, Calif., from 1849, where he also served as city treasurer; from 1840 to 1849 he lived on his land grant in Sonoma County, Calif. From the description of Papers, 1836-1863. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28419813 Calif. merchant and official. Born in St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1809; came to Calif. in 1833, settling in Los Angeles in 1834. Relocated to Monterey, 1836, and entered into mercantile bus...

Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858

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Thomas O. Larkin (1802-1858) was a merchant who settled in Monterey, California, who later became U.S. consul (1844-48) and served as a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. From the description of Letter from Thomas Oliver Larkin to Job Francis Dye and party, 1845 Aug. 10. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499643 Thomas O. Larkin, early California pioneer, arrived in California in 1832. Became succe...

Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1808-1890

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A copy of speech commencing the celebrations of the centennial of San Francisco. From the description of Discurso, 1876, San Francisco. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 743385385 Perhaps compiled for Vallejo's "Recuerdos." Some entries in the handwriting of Henry Cerruti. From the description of Cuadernos para la historia de California, 1821-1846, 1874?. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122502111 Vallejo ...

Crocker, Templeton, 1884-1948

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Chronologies 1884 September 2 Charles Templeton Crocker is born in San Francisco, California. 1888 August 14 Charles Crocker (Templeton Crocker's grandfather and one of the "big four" who built the Central Pacific Railroad) dies. 1898 ...