Papers of Augustus G. Richardson, 1860-1866.

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Papers of Augustus G. Richardson, 1860-1866.

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The collection consists of letters and one document related to the business affairs of the California Stage Company (with references to James E. Birch, James Haworth, Isaiah C. Woods, and others), the Butterfield Overland Mail, the Pony Express, state and national politics (including secession), and local news. The letters are written by Augustus G. Richardson, and although most of them are addressed to Frank Shaw Stevens, there are also letters to Alfred A. Cohen, Frederick A. Cohen, James Haworth, and Julia A. Birch Stevens.

67 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6777133

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Woods, Isaiah Churchill, 1825-1880

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Cohen, Frederick B., 1956-

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Birch, James E.

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Haworth, James, fl. 1860s,

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Butterfield Overland Stage Line

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Richardson, Augustus G.

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Augustus G. Richardson, officer of the California Stage Company, was a resident of Sacramento, California. The California Stage Company was formed in Sacramento in 1854, with James E. Birch elected president and Frank Shaw Stevens as vice-president. In 1855, the company extended its lines into territory south of San Francisco, and when James Haworth replaced Birch as president in 1856, he promoted northward expansion of the lines. By 1860, the company had disposed of its southern lines and, oper...

Stevens, J. A. B. (Julia A. Birch),

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Stevens, Frank S. (Frank Shaw),

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Cohen, Alfred A. (Alfred Andrew), 1829-1887

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Alfred A. Cohen was an attorney in San Francisco and is the namesake of Cohen St. From the description of Alfred A. Cohen correspondence, 1871-1884 (bulk 1884). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 76685479 ...

California Stage Company

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The California Stage Company was founded by James E. Birch and was one of the principal stagecoach lines carrying passengers during the California Gold Rush during the 1850s. The company became a Wells Fargo line later in that decade, carrying mail, money, and passengers, and by the early 1860s was operating a huge network of stage lines out of three main hubs: Sacramento, Folsom, and Marysville. Though the company had much competition from the rival Pioneer Stage Line, the route represented in ...