Minutes of proceedings of the San Francisco Council, 1847 Sept. 16-1848 Apr. 10.

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Minutes of proceedings of the San Francisco Council, 1847 Sept. 16-1848 Apr. 10.

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Include copies of ordinances relating to the city and its government, with information on land grants, sale of lots, care of streets, schools, gambling, city finances, etc. Signed by E.P. Jones, William Pettit, W.F. Swasey, W.D.M. Howard, W.A. Leidesdorff and E.C. Kemble. Clippings, mainly of poems, pasted in at end of volume.

Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2597.

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Swasey, William F., 1824-1897.

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Pettit, William, 1907-....

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Jones, Elbert P., 1814?-1852.

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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...

Howard, William Davis Merry, 1819-1856.

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Kemble, Edward C. (Edward Cleveland), 1828-1886

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Edward C. Kemble was born in Troy, N.Y.. His father was a state Senator and editor of the "Troy Budget". At 18 years of age, E.C. Kemble traveled to California with Samuel Brannan, a New York newspaper publisher, in the ship "Brooklyn". He arrived in California July 31, 1846 and took charge of the first printing office established in San Francisco (Yerba Buena at the time). Kemble edited and printed San Francisco's first newpaper, the California Star (owned by Samuel Brannan). He bought Brannan ...

San Francisco (Calif.). Council.

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