Faxon Dean Atherton papers, 1831-1932.

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Faxon Dean Atherton papers, 1831-1932.

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Comprises business records and correspondence documenting Atherton's mercantile relationships and activities in Boston, California, Hawaii, and Valparaiso; correspondence, deeds, and other documents relating to Atherton's real estate investments in California, including San Lorenzo Ranch in Alameda County and Valparaiso Park in San Mateo County; and legal documents and other papers concerning Atherton's estate after his death. Proclamations and correspondence in English and Spanish (1845-1848) document escalating tensions between the United States and Mexico in California in the 1840s, culminating in the Mexican War. The collection also contains Atherton's diary for the years 1836 to 1839, which he kept while he lived in California, as well as business letters and receipts created by Atherton's sons, George H.B. Atherton and Faxon D. Atherton, Jr., and letters concerning the Atherton family genealogy. Correspondents include Thomas O. Larkin, José Castro, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Alpheus B. Thompson, Nathan Spear, George Henry Bowen, and Alexander B. Grogan.

11 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)

California historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6700610

California historical society

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Thompson, Alpheus B.

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Grogan, Alexander.

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Atherton, Faxon Dean, Jr.

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Castro, José. 1810-1860.

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Atherton, Faxon Dean, 1815-1877

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Faxon Dean Atherton was a merchant in Valparaiso, Chile, and California, and an early California real estate investor. From the description of Faxon Dean Atherton family papers, 1852-1910. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 743224660 Biography A native of Dedham, Massachusetts, Atherton first came to the Pacific coast around 1834 to work for a ship chandlery firm in Valparaiso, Chile. He settled in Valpa...

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...

Spear, Nathan.

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Atherton, George H. B.

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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 ...