Journal of a gold hunter's voyage round Cape Horn : ms, 1849 May 21-Nov. 12.

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Journal of a gold hunter's voyage round Cape Horn : ms, 1849 May 21-Nov. 12.

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Diary kept by Wheeler during his voyage from New York to San Francisco as a passenger aboard the ship Hannah Sprague. Describes shipboard life, weather, and attitudes of other passengers. Includes a single folded sheet containing a "vote of thanks from passengers to the officers of the barque" (Nov. 12, 1949).

1 v. (118 p.) in slipcase.

California historical society

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California historical society

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Wheeler, Alfred, 1822-1903

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Wheeler became a prominent lawyer, of San Francisco, Calif., and the author of Land titles of San Francisco (1852). From the description of Journal of a gold hunter's voyage round Cape Horn : ms, 1849 May 21-Nov. 12. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122444174 Wheeler was a San Francisco attorney and landowner. From the description of Alfred Wheeler miscellany, 1851. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122563725 From t...

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 ...

Hannah Sprague (Barque)

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