Sixty-three documents relating to real estate transactions of Elbert P. Jones in San Francisco, California, between 1847 and 1851. The papers include thirty printed bonds and receipts issued by the Town of San Francisco and completed in manuscript and signed by Jones, George Hyde, 1st Alcalde of San Francisco, William A. Leidesdorff, and Jasper O'Farrell; seven property sale agreements between Jones and Jonathan D. Stevenson and William C. Parker, and a duplicate copy of a lease between Jones and Jeremiah Canty; fifteen receipts for land surveys conducted for Jones by William M. Eddy; seven summonses, judgments, tax receipts, etc.; and three maps of Jones's real estate holdings in San Francisco, mounted on paper and bound together. Several of the documents refer to Yerba Buena, as San Francisco was called prior to March 1847.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke.
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.) and San Francisco (Calif.)--Surveys
Subject (Name):
Canty, Jeremiah, Eddy, William M, Hyde, George, 1819-1890, Jones, Elbert P, Leidesdorff, William Alexander, 1809 or 10-1848, O'Farrell, Jasper, Parker, William C. fl. 1848-1851, and Stevenson, J. D. (Jonathan Drake), 1800-1894
Account, by Fray Juan Antonio Garciá Riobó, of Ignacio Arteaga's expedition to continue Cuadra's discoveries of 1775. Arteaga left San Blas in 1779, explored Bucareli Sound, the Northwest Coast to Mt. St. Elias, returned by way of Cape Mendocino and San Francisco, and set out on a second journey to San Blas. Original (in folder 1) scanned.
Description:
Fray Juan Riobó was chaplain of the frigates la Princesa and la Favorita on a voyage under the command of Ignacio Arteaga to discover a Northwest passage north of San Francisco., The manuscript is endorsed: "Diario de la expedicion, que se hizo por Mandano de 1779, hasta la altura de 54 grados, y fundacion de la Mission de Sn. Gabriel. Car. 5, Leg. 6 n. 12.", and The manuscript probably once belonged to the library of the College of San Fernando. Given to the library by William Robertson Coe.
Subject (Geographic):
Mendocino, Cape (Calif.), Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration, San Blas (Mexico), and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Arteaga y Bazán, Ignacio and Riobo, Juan
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--California and Voyages and travels--History--19th century
BEIN WA Prints +444: Some tears. Some annotations in manuscipt. On sheet 16 x 43 cm., Relief shown pictorially., and Coordinates not present and are approximated.
Print shows a map-like view of San Francisco looking toward North Bay on the left and toward Rincon Point on the right; with significant buildings and locations identified numerically: North Bay, Contra Costa, Yerba Buena Island, California Exchange, Plaza, Leanard's Warehouse, Rincon Point, Market Street Pier, California Street, Central Wharf, Catholic Church, Marine Telegraph, and Anjill Island. Unindexed, Telegraph Hill on left
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +87: On sheet 37 x 49 cm. and Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Henry Bill
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
BEIN WA Prints +86: On sheet 37 x 49 cm. Date in copyright statement altered from 1852 to 1857., Printed area measures 22.6 x 40.4 cm., Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1857 by Henry Bill in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the District of Connecticut., Bird's eye view of San Francisco with 13 points of interest labeled: North Bay; Contra Costa; Yerba Buena Island; California Exchange; Plaza; Leonard's Warehouse; Rincon Point; Market Street Pier; California Street; Central Wharf; Catholic Church; Marine Telegraph; Anjill Island., and Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published for the History of the world by Henry Bill New York
Subject (Geographic):
San Francisco (Calif.), California, and San Francisco.
