Papers of Samuel McCullough, 1854-1886.

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Papers of Samuel McCullough, 1854-1886.

The collection consists of letters, documents and 2 bound volumes related to the personal and business activities of Samuel McCullough. Most relate to the construction of federal buildings in San Francisco from 1873-78. There are also materials about the Sutter New Helvetia title and a trip to the Fraser River mines.

72 pieces.1 box.2 bound volumes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6714508

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Sargent, A. A. (Aaron Augustus), 1827-1887

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Aaron A. Sargent was an attorney, a United States Senator, and congressman from California. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Germany in 1882. From the description of Aaron A. Sargent family collection. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 37479061 ...

Mullett, A. B. (Alfred Bult), 1834-1890

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McCullough, Samuel Thomas

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Samuel McCullough (1826-ca. 1890) was a California businessman and state assemblyman. He came from New Jersey in 1855 to Sacramento, CA, where he practiced his trade as a carpenter. In 1858 he joined the gold rush to the Fraser River in Canada but returned to San Francisco in 1860 and worked as a building contractor and hotel proprietor. He served in the California state assembly (1871-73) and was superintendent of U.S. Government buildings in San Francisco from 1873-78. From the des...