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Charles Hoffman letter to William King
Manuscripts
This letter written by Charles Hoffman to William King was about guano, the excrement and urine of seabirds and bats, which was just being widely recognized as an excellent fertilizer and an important source of nitrates for gunpowder and explosives. It was primarily gathered off the coast of Peru, but Hoffman, who owned many vessels that regularly traded in peanuts and palm oil with West Africa's coast, was apparently the first American entrepreneur to find a source on the island of Ichaboe, now in Namibia.
mssHM 80484
Mesa, Francis - Mesa parcel
Manuscripts
Color highlighting: showing courses, distances, acreage, zanja, neighboring parcel owners, structures along San Pedro Street. Title supplied by cataloger.
mssSolano SR_Box_30(13).01