Alfred Robinson papers, 1839-1858.

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Alfred Robinson papers, 1839-1858.

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Included are four letters written by Robinson to William H. Aspinwall; letters to Robinson from John L. and William H. Aspinwall, G.W.P. Bissell, John B. Frisbie, Howland ? Robinson's diaries, Sept. 11, 1839 ? some accounts and account books; and miscellaneous agreements, notes and receipts. They relate primarily to his mercantile ventures and work as agent for Howland & Aspinwall and Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Included also are some Hawes family papers, including Horace Hawes' journal, 1851-1853, covering his travels across the Isthmus to the east, his voyage to Acapulco and overland trip to Mexico City and his voyage to San Francisco in 1853 via the Isthmus.

2 boxes and 1 oversize folder.

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Pacific Mail Steamship Company

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The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was incorporated in 1848 to engage in the steamship business after receiving a contract from the U.S. government to provide mail service between Panama and the Oregon coast. The organizer and first president of the company was William H. Aspinwall. The company prospered, expanded its fleet, and began service to the Orient in 1867. By the mid-1880s they were sailing to 47 ports across the Pacific Ocean, including ports in Central America and Mexico. T...

Bissell, G. W. P.

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Robinson, Alfred, 1806-1895

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Originally from Mass., Robinson went to Calif. in 1829 as the representative of the hide-trading and shipping firm Bryant, Sturgis & Co. From the description of Alfred Robinson logbook and diary : ms, 1829-1840. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122509056 Originally from Mass., Robinson first went to Calif. in 1829 as the representative for the hide-trading and shipping firm Bryant, Sturgis & Co. He married an heiress of Santa Barbara's de la Guerr...

Meredith, Gilmore.

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Hawes, Horace, 1813-1871.

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Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871

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Pioneer California businessman; arriving in Monterey in 1829; Sterns held many public and private offices. At the time of these declarations, he was Alcalde (or Mayor) of Los Angeles. From the description of Colorado River Ferry declarations, 1850 May 8-1850 June 8. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 39114744 Abel Stearns was a prominent trader and landowner in Southern California from 1829 until his death in 1871. From t...

Aspinwall, John L.

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Aspinwall, William Henry, 1807-1875

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Aspinwall was a railroad tycoon who had a near monopoly of trade between New York City and San Francisco before the completion of the transcontinental line. Pierrepont was a friend of President Lincoln and later Grant's Attorney General. From the description of Letter, 1864 April 30 : New York, N.Y., to [Judge Edwards Pierrepont]. (Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library). WorldCat record id: 19852718 ...

Frisbie, John B., 1823-

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Online Archive of California

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Howland & Aspinwall.

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Mellus, Francis, d. 1863.

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