San Francisco early documents scrapbook, 1838-1877.

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San Francisco early documents scrapbook, 1838-1877.

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Letters, invoices, billheads, receipts, legal documents, and other papers relating to early San Francisco and signed by pioneer residents, compiled by an unknown editor, with pasted-in comments. Most of the items relate to the business affairs of William A. Leidesdorff and Joseph L. Folsom, and to their estates. Includes several letters and a speech written by William M. Gwin. Other persons represented include: J.W. Geary, George Hyde, Thomas O. Larkin, W.D.M. Howard, James S. Townsend, John Parrott, Hall McAllister, and Benjamin Belloc.

1 oversize v. (172 p.)

California historical society

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California historical society

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Gwin, William McKendree, 1805-1885

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Member, California Constitutional Convention, 1849, and U.S. senator from California. From the description of Papers, 1841-1885. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28419864 William M. Gwin was born in Tennessee. In 1833 he was appointed U.S. marshal, district of Mississippi by President Jackson; in 1840 he was elected to the House of Representatives for one term. Coming to California in 1849, he worked to form a state government, representing San Francisco ...

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 ...

Folsom, Joseph L. (Joseph Libby), 1817-1855.

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Leidesdorff, William A. (William Alexander), 1810-1848

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William A. Leidesdorff, early California trader and official, was born in the Danish West Indies of a Danish father and mulatto mother. In 1841 he came to California as master of the ship "Julia Ann." He engaged in trade between Hawaii and San Francsico, and afterwards began a general exporting business in San Francisco. Leidesdorff became a Mexican citizen in 1844 and received a grant for Rancho Rio de los Americanos, east of Fort Sutter. The next year he was appointed vice-consul of the United...