Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edward English Chever : "General William T. Sherman's Desk", San Francisco, 1901.

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Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edward English Chever : "General William T. Sherman's Desk", San Francisco, 1901.

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Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 61-62, Vol. 7. This is a typed transcript of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. Included in the reminiscence are three handwritten pages of correspondence. This reminiscence is Edward E. Chever's statement regarding the authenticity of a desk given to The Society of California Pioneers that was supposed to have been previously owned by William T. Sherman. Included is Mr. Chever's statement, a handwritten letter from the wife of the man who donated the desk to the Society, and another handwritten letter from Pierre B. Cornwall, a former President of The Society of California Pioneers, attesting to the desk's authenticity.

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The Society of California Pioneers - Alice Phelan Sullivan Library

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

Society of California Pioneers

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Established in 1850, The Society of California Pioneers is a not-for-profit museum, library, and cultural organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and appreciation of early California history for the benefit of present and future audiences of all ages. From the description of Letter to Jack Berlin, 1960, April 21. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 743237730 The Sacramento City Cemetery was founded in 1849...

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...