Ephraim W. Morse family papers, 1838-1907.

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Ephraim W. Morse family papers, 1838-1907.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191886669

Correspondence, business documents and notebooks documenting the life and activities of a San Diego (Calif.) pioneer, businessman, merchant, and civic leader who was active in the early development of the city. Materials include correspondence with family members and relatives, especially with his son Edward (1869-1905); business documents for family enterprises; and school exercise notebooks. Papers also contain correspondence with California businessmen, including A.J. Chase, Alonzo Horton, Thomas R. Darnall, John Judson Ames, and Thomas Whaley; business and legal documents; San Diego election ephemera; and miscellaneous lists and notes.

4.0 lin. ft. (9 archives boxes and 6 oversize folders)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6959691

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Morse, E. W. (Ephraim W.), 1823-1906.

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Historical Background [The following information was taken from Earl Samuel McGhee's thesis entitled E.W. Morse, Pioneer Merchant and Co-Founder of San Diego (1950).] Ephraim W. Morse was born in West Amesbury, Massachusetts on October 16, 1823 and arrived in San Diego in April of 1850 to pursue a business in general merchandising. His first store was located in Davis' Addition, but he soon entered into a partnership with Thomas W...

Darnall, Thomas Rylan.

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Darnall (alternatively spelled "Darnell") originally came to Calif. as a gold miner. He became a storekeeper in San Diego, served on the Board of Supervisors there, and helped organize the San Francisco and Gila Railroad Company. From the description of Thomas Rylan Darnall letters : typed transcripts, [undated]. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122499061 ...

Morse, Edward R. (Edward Robert)

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Ames, John Judson,

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Morse family.

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E. W. Morse was born 16 Oct. 1823 in West Amesbury, Mass. In 1850 he journeyed to San Diego to start a business in general merchandising. He soon became partners with San Diego resident Thomas Whaley, and the two operated a store in the Old Town plaza. The partnership was dissolved in 1854, and Morse opened another store in the plaza until financial problems forced its closure in 1859. He opened a third store at the same general site in 1861 and subsequently sold it to Whaley and another man in ...

Horton, Alonzo E., 1813-1909

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Whaley, Thomas, 1823-1890,

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