Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edward English Chever:
Title:
Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edward English Chever:: "A Voyage from Boston, through the Straits of Magellan, to San Francisco, in 1849", San Francisco, 1901[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]
Creator/Contributor:
Chever, Edward English, 1828-1905, creatorAbstract:
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 1-42, Vol. 5. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume,
of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers.
Three photographs (of daguerreotypes) dated 1848, 1854, and 1898 are included in this reminiscence. It is stated that the
reminiscence was written at the request of the "California Historical Society". This account is Edward English Chever's detailed
remembrance of his journey to California from Boston via the Straits of Magellan. He started his voyage aboard the "Saltillo",
the first vessel to leave Boston for California, in 1848. This reminiscence contains excerpts from his travel diary that
include map coordinates of his location and his impressions of the journey and the sights he encountered. Chever provides
a very detailed account of this journey and also describes some of his experiences in California. These include his impressions
of San Francisco, Sacramento, Sutters Fort, and Yuba City. He also describes his trip to Sacramento via the Sacramento River.
The time period represented by this account is from December 1848 to September 1849.
Date:
1901 (issued)Subject:
Chever, Edward English -- 1828-1905
Sutter, John Augustus --
1803-1880
Pioneers --
California --
Biography
Voyages to the Pacific Coast
Voyages and travels
Frontier and pioneer life
Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina) --
Description and travel
Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina)
Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, Calif.)
Yuba City (Calif.)
Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader
Autobiography & Reminiscence of Edward English Chever, "A Voyage from Boston, through the Straits of Magellan, to San Francsico",
San Francisco, 1901. The Society of California Pioneers
Edward E. Chever sailed on the first vessel to leave Boston for the gold regions of California, the "Saltillo". It left Boston
on December 27th, 1848. When the "Saltillo" reached the Straits of Magellan Mr. Chever boarded the "Sea Witch" from New York
and completed his journey to California on board that ship. He arrived in San Francisco on June 15th, 1849. After five days
in San Francisco Chever sailed on the "Sea Witch" to Sacramento. He then visited Sutter's Fort and Yuba City. He also went
to Coloma, Greenwood's Valley, and from there Grass Valley, and finally the Yuba River where he engaged in placer mining.
Mr. Chever settled in Yuba City in September 1849
Type:
Autobiographies.Physical Description:
[42] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
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Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
Related Item:
Autobiographies & Reminiscences of California Pioneers, compiled by The Historical Committee of the Society of California
Pioneers.