Indenture made between Joseph C. Palmer and John C. Frémont : Alcatraz Island, 1856 November 7.

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Indenture made between Joseph C. Palmer and John C. Frémont : Alcatraz Island, 1856 November 7.

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Palmer, born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, came to California in 1850. A personal friend of Frémont's, he managed the San Francisco banking firm of Palmer & Cook until it was closed in 1857. He died in Oakland, California.

1 item (2 leaves); 42 x 53 centimeters, folded to 9 x 21 centimeters, in slipcase 24 x 16 centimeters.

San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Palmer, Joseph C., 1819-1882.

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Joseph C. Palmer's deed to John C. Frémont of "the Alcatrasses Island ... commonly called White or Bird Island." Deed is notarized by W. F. Swasey on an attached leaf. From the description of Indenture made between Joseph C. Palmer and John C. Frémont : Alcatraz Island, 1856 November 7. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 609423991 ...