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A guide to the Union (built 1849; side wheel paddle steamer) cargo manifests, 1831, 1851
HDC0006 (SAFR 13551)
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Title: Union (built 1849; side wheel paddle steamer) cargo manifests
Date: 1831, 1851
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0006 (SAFR 13551)
Physical Description:
3 items
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The UNION (built 1849; side wheel paddle steamer) cargo manifests (SAFR 13551, HDC 6) consists of three documents dated April
20, 1931, April 20, 1851 and June 27, 1851.
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], HDC0006 (SAFR 13551), Union (built 1849; side wheel paddle steamer) cargo manifests, San Francisco Maritime National
Historical Park
SAFR-00001
Golden Gate National Recreation Area transferred these materials to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
Vessel History: The UNION was a side wheel paddle steamer built in 1849 by Birely & Sons, Philadelphia, for Richard Lopes,
owner. It was a wooden vessel of 593 tons, measuring 180' x 26' x 13'. The UNION left New York for San Francisco on 10/31/1850,
and arrived in April 1851. The ship was taken over by Peoples Line (aka Independent Line), and was intended to serve between
San Francisco and Panama. On July 1, 1851, she sailed San Francisco for Panama with 250 passengers and $300,000 in specie.
On July 5th, after reportedly heavy celebrations by the crew, the ship grounded at Rosario, near San Diego. All passengers,
luggage and specie were safely landed on shore, and were picked up two weeks later (on July 19th, 1851). The ship was not
refloated, and eventually broke up in the surf.
The UNION (built 1849; side wheel paddle steamer) cargo manifests (SAFR 13551, HDC 6) consists of three documents dated April
20, 1931, April 20, 1851 and June 27, 1851.
This is a collection of three items.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cargo ships
Union (built 1849; side wheel paddle steamer)
Ship's papers--19th century