Articles of agreement, July 28, 1849.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Articles of agreement, July 28, 1849.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34275348

Annotated labor contract between Jacob P. Leese of Monterey, Calif. and Ahine Chinaman. The agreement concerns the latter's pledge to deliver himself from Hong Kong into Leese's service in San Francisco where he will work as a coolie or in some other capacity.

1 sheet ; 32 cm.

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

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7354941

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

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6g44rdj (person)

The "Revised and concise history of the Vigilance Committee of 1856" was written by Almarin Paul, a '49er pioneer who moved to Sacramento from St. Louis. Established a merchant firm in Sacramento but soon sold his shares to go into mining. He became the first person to mine for silver in Nevada, and is the inventor of the iron process for working silver ores and of some other mining machinery. During his first few years in California, Paul was an active member of the Vigilance Committee of 1856....