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William Bayard papers

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Description: This group of twelve items contains letters and notes regarding William Bayard's proposed stagecoach route from Missouri to California. Seven of the twelve items are by William Bayard; these items include a letter and several notes regarding the cost of the stagecoach route, the supplies that would be needed, and his plans for acquiring the necessary land. There are also three letters by James Haworth, president of the California Stage Company, to Charles M. Hitchcock regarding an alternate stagecoach route and a letter by San Francisco lawyer Joseph Bryant Crockett to Hitchcock about the difficulties he would face in establishing a stagecoach route. Also included is a photostat copy of the Last Will & Testament of Henry Byron Phillips who was president and librarian of the California Genealogical Society. In his will, Phillips leaves his books to the Sutro Library and the California State Library in Sacramento.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1856-1920.
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mssHM 68072-68083

Creator

Bayard, William (1814-1907)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Purchased from Patricia Flores, May 3, 2004.

Associated people

Crockett, J. B. (1808-1884.)

Haworth, James, (active 1860.)

Hitchcock, Charles M., (1850-1924.)

Phillips, Henry Byron,

Associated organization

California Stage Company.

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