Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edward English Chever : "A Voyage from Boston, through the Straits of Magellan, to San Francisco, in 1849", San Francisco, 1901.

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Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edward English Chever : "A Voyage from Boston, through the Straits of Magellan, to San Francisco, in 1849", San Francisco, 1901.

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Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 1-42, Vol. 5. This is a typed transcript of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. Three photographs (of daguerreotypes) dated 1848, 1854, and 1898 are included in this reminiscence. It is stated that the reminiscence was written at the request of the "California Historical Society". This account is Edward English Chever's detailed remembrance of his journey to California from Boston via the Straits of Magellan. He started his voyage aboard the "Saltillo", the first vessel to leave Boston for California, in 1848. This reminiscence contains excerpts from his travel diary that include map coordinates of his location and his impressions of the journey and the sights he encountered. Chever provides a very detailed account of this journey and also describes some of his experiences in California. These include his impressions of San Francisco, Sacramento, Sutters Fort, and Yuba City. He also describes his trip to Sacramento via the Sacramento River. The time period represented by this account is from December 1848 to September 1849.

[42] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.

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The Society of California Pioneers - Alice Phelan Sullivan Library

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Chever, Edward English, 1828-1905.

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Edward E. Chever sailed on the first vessel to leave Boston for the gold regions of California, the "Saltillo". It left Boston on December 27th, 1848. When the "Saltillo" reached the Straits of Magellan Mr. Chever boarded the "Sea Witch" from New York and completed his journey to California on board that ship. He arrived in San Francisco on June 15th, 1849. After five days in San Francisco Chever sailed on the "Sea Witch" to Sacramento. He then visited Sutter's Fort and Yuba City. He also went t...