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William Letts Oliver miscellany, 1876-1907.
BANC MSS C-I 39LOCALBANC FILM 2404LOCAL
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Title:
William Letts Oliver miscellany, 1876-1907Creator/Contributor:
Oliver, William Letts, 1844-1918, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Janin, Louis, 1837-1914Creator/Contributor:
Hornung, Gustave C. P.Creator/Contributor:
Loring, Harriet G.Creator/Contributor:
Edwards, R. W., active 1877Creator/Contributor:
Hall, Frederic W., CorrespondentCreator/Contributor:
McKeand, G. W.Creator/Contributor:
Borneo CompanyCreator/Contributor:
Madison Street Planing Mills (Oakland, Calif.)Abstract:
Vol. 1 and v. 2: Abstracts of title and related papers for two properties in Oakland, Calif. The first, dated 1887, for land
on Central Ave. (or West Twelfth St.) near Linden, contains loose title papers relating to Oliver's purchase of a home at
1110 Twelfth St. from Gustave C.P. Hornung of Marysville, and includes deeds to the property from Harriet G. Loring, 1876
and from R.W. Edwards, 1877, as well as the sales contract and tax receipts. The second, dated 1906, for Block 37, between
Jackson and Madison St. and Fourth and Fifth Streets, contains a letter from attorney, Frederic W. Hall, reporting his filing
of the deed from Madison Street Planing Mills to Oliver. A small (1.25"x.75") black and white portrait of G.W. McKeand, the
searcher of records, is mounted on the back inside cover of v. 2.
Vol. 3: "Extracts from a report to the Borneo Company, on the occurrence and metallurgy of quicksilver ores," by Louis Janin,
Jr., M.E.
Vol. 4: Scrapbook on explosive materials and explosions, 1876-1882.
Date:
1876 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caLand titles -- California -- Oakland
Mercury mines and mining
Mercury mines and mining -- California
Titres de propriété -- Californie -- Oakland
Mercure -- Mines et extraction
Mercure -- Mines et extraction -- Californie
Land titles
Mercury mines and mining
Oakland (Calif.) -- Lands
California
California -- Oakland
Note:
Scrapbook, v. 4 : RESTRICTED ORIGINAL. USE MICROFILM COPY ONLY WITH CALL NUMBER BANC FILM 2404. Use of original only by permission
of the appropriate curator. Inquires concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services,
The Bancroft Library.
Physical Description:
print
4 volumes
1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 2679) and positive
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS C-I 39LOCAL
BANC FILM 2404LOCAL
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
Scrapbook, v. 4 : RESTRICTED ORIGINAL. USE MICROFILM COPY ONLY WITH CALL NUMBER BANC FILM 2404. Use of original only by permission
of the appropriate curator. Inquires concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services,
The Bancroft Library.