A guide to the Voyage from California to Washington Territory, 1876
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A Guide to the Voyage from California to Washington Territory
HDC0298
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2013, National Park Service
Title: Voyage from California to Washington Territory
Date: 1876
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0298 (SAFR 17193)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: Voyage from California to Washington Territory (SAFR 17193, HDC 298) was based on a two-part letter by Cornelia Experience
Comstock Jenner dated 5 and 11 December 1876. The voyage dates were 19 November to 10 December 1876. In addition, there is
a transcription of a brief letter written on 15 December 1876. On pages eight to ten, notes numbering 1 through 37 are listed.
Pages eleven and twelve list a daily chronology and brief note for each day of the voyage. The collection is available for
research use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC0298 (SAFR 17193), Voyage from California to Washington Territory, San Francisco Maritime National Historical
Park
SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
Cornelia Experience Comstock Jenner was born 14 July 1846 in the small settlement of Jenksville, Tioga County, New York. She
was the elder daughter of Ichabod Comstock and Philena Robinson Comstock. She arrived in San Francisco over the newly opened
transcontinental railroad on 6 October 1869 with the intention of remaining two years as a music teacher in Mendocino. She
married Charles Kirkham Jenner in 1870 and they settled in Healdsburg, Sonoma County until they relocated to Washington Territory
in 1876.
Voyage from California to Washington Territory (SAFR 17193, HDC 298) was based on a two-part letter by Cornelia Experience
Comstock Jenner dated 5 and 11 December 1876. The voyage dates were 19 November to 10 December 1876. In addition, there is
a transcription of a brief letter written on 15 December 1876. On pages eight to ten, notes numbering 1 through 37 are listed.
Pages eleven and twelve list a daily chronology and brief note for each day of the voyage. The collection is available for
research use without restriction.
This is a collection of a single item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women and the sea