Papers of Rodman M. Price, 1842-ca. 1890.

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Papers of Rodman M. Price, 1842-ca. 1890.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122593554

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts and documents related to the various activities and interests of Rodman M. Price, including naval affairs, mostly before 1864; national politics; the business affairs of Ward ? the passenger trade to California in 1850 and the steamship "Constitution"; San Francisco property values and land titles. Correspondents in the collection include Simon B. Bissell, John B. Rittenhouse, Edward Wolff, Maunsel White & Co., and Smith & Lewis.

256 pieces.2 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780883

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Rittenhouse, John B., -1874

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Price, Rodman M. (Rodman McCamley), 1816-1894

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Price was born on May 5, 1816 in Sussex County, NJ; attended College of NJ; served in US Navy with Commodore Sloat's squadron on the west coast of Mexico in 1846, read the proclamation of the annexation of CA from the custom house in Monterey, CA; became alcade of Monterey; was member of the first San Francisco Municipal Council, the CA Constitutional Convention (1849), and a member of the House of Representatives (1851-53); served as governor of NJ, 1854-57; he died on June 7, 1894 in Sussex Co...

Ward & Price (firm)

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Constitution (Steamship)

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Maunsel White & Co.

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Smith & Lewis (firm)

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Bissell, Simon B.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Wolff, Edward, fl. 1851-1855.

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