Inventory of the Schooner "Mabel and Edith" Document, 1869-1871

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Inventory of the Schooner "Mabel and Edith" Document, 1869-1871

Collection number: MS 75

California State Railroad Museum Library

Sacramento, California

Contact Information:

California State Railroad Museum Library
111 "I" Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: (916) 323-8073
Fax: (916) 327-5655
Email: csrmlibrary@csrmf.org
URL: http://www.csrmf.org/library.html

Processed by:: The California State Railroad Museum Library staff
Encoded by:: Xiuzhi Zhou

Descriptive Summary

Title: Schooner "Mabel and Edith" Document,

Date (inclusive): 1869-1871

Collection number: MS 75

Creator: Schooner "Mabel and Edith"

Extent: 1 volume

Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library

Sacramento, California 95814

Shelf location: Big Four Building or off-site storage. Please contact the Library in advance of your visit.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Provenance

Gift of Southern Pacific Company

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Senior Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Schooner "Mabel and Edith" Document, MS 75, California State Railroad Museum Library, Sacramento, California.

Collection Description

One volume records pay to deck hands and other workers on the river schooner "Mabel and Edith." This vessel shipped freight for the Southern Pacific and other railroads. Receipts are signed by the shipmaster George Franklin Whitcomb, San Francisco. Information includes date, employee name, rate of pay, length of service, and the signature of the payee.

Historical Background

Until the completion of comprehensive railroad connections, small maritime vessels carried freight and passenger traffic along California's inland waterways. The "Mabel and Edith" was one such watercraft.