Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Church, T.R. Passport
- Dates:
- January 28, 1852
- Creators:
- Church, T.R.
- Abstract:
- Cuban passport, dated January 28, 1852, for T.R. Church, who appears to have been traveling from New Orleans.
- Extent:
- 1.0 folder (1 passport, 1 envelope)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
-
T.R. Church Passport. The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Envelope: Original envelope in which the passport arrived to the Society.
Passport (Habana, January 28, 1852): Although the envelope, donation card, and folder label this as a passport from Mexico, the seal indicates that it is from Cuba, and next to the date is written the word: "Habana" (Havana). The passport is in Spanish, although on the back, there is a list of regulations that is translated into Spanish, French, and English. On the front, it is written that Church was a passenger of the "Empyre City" coming from "New Orleans" (translated from the Spanish). It appears as though he was traveling from New Orleans into Cuba.
- Biographical / historical:
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Resources did not have biographical information on T.R. Church. The folder containing his passport is labeled "Passport from Mexico 1852." However, there are indications on the passport that it was, in fact, a Cuban passport and that the passenger (Church) was coming from New Orleans (see Scopes and Content note). Therefore, it is unclear whether Church was an American traveling to Cuba, or a Cuban who was returning from the United States.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of George L. Buckingham
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Places:
- Havana (Cuba)
New Orleans (La.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- June 15, 2012
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-06-15T12:03-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on access.
- Preferred citation:
-
T.R. Church Passport. The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160