T. A. Lynch account book
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Title: T. A. Lynch account book
Dates: 1855
Collection Number: SFH 442
Creator/Collector:
Lynch, Thomas Anthony, 1821?-1868
Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Accounts of an early San Francisco notary public.
Language of Material: English
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T. A. Lynch account book. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
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Biography/Administrative History
A New York native, Thomas Anthony Lynch operated a saloon in New York City. Coming to California in 1852, he was appointed
a notary public for San Francisco by the Governor in June 1853. He was a deputy city treasurer there 1855-1856. A suit Lynch
brought in 1855 against Alvin Adams, Daniel H. Haskell, and Isaac C. Woods resulted in a California Supreme Court decision
in 1861. Lynch moved to Washoe County, Nevada, and was president of the Washoe Stock and Exchange Board in 1864. In 1867
he was living in Alameda, still working as a notary in San Francisco, and he died in San Francisco in 1868.
Scope and Content of Collection
The indexed volume includes credits and debits in accounts for James Doaks; R. E. Woods; George W. Turney and T. A. Lynch;
Denis Lyons. Entries date from May 31 through October 26, 1855.
Notaries--California
San Francisco (Calif.). Office of the Treasurer
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--19th century--Sources