Joseph Libbey Folsom papers, 1849-1852.

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Joseph Libbey Folsom papers, 1849-1852.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702128442

The papers consist of Joseph Folsom's will, dated Nov. 29, 1849; a lease between Anna Maria Spark and David W. Hunt signed by Folsom in San Francisco in 1851; 2 ALS to Folsom from John Sherwood in 1851, D. Rogers in 1849, both from St. Croix, and an ALS from Folsom to John White Geary requesting a survey of certain streets in San Francisco, March 1850.

5 items (12 p.)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8012675

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Spark, Anna Maria.

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Sherwood, John, fl. 1851.

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Eddy, William M.

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Hunt, David William Albert

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Folsom, Joseph Libbey, 1817-1855.

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Joseph Libbey Folsom was born May 19, 1817, in New Hampshire. He was a graduate of West Point and went to California in 1846 as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster of Stevenson's Regiment of New York Volunteers. After the Mexican War, he settled in San Francisco and was the Collector of the Port of San Francisco. He invested in real estate in San Francisco and beyond, notably purchasing rights to William A. Leidesdorff's large estate, the Rancho Rio de los Americanos in Sacramento County. Folsom...

Geary, John White, 1819-1873

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John W. Geary was a lawyer, politician and Union general in the Civil War (1861-1865). He was born in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania on 30 December 1819. After serving as a colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War (1846-1848), Geary went to California for the 1849 gold rush. While in California, Geary became the first governor of San Francisco from 1850 to 1851 and was later governor of the Kansas Territory from 1856-1857. Following his term as governor, Geary returned to Pennsylvania and w...

Rogers, David J.

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Resident of Phoenix, Arizona; involved in religious, masonic and civic organizations. From the description of David Rogers collection, 1943-1987 (bulk 1961-1987). (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25818347 ...