Title:
Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edgar Briggs, San Francisco, 1904.
[Institutional Records Digitization Project: Reminiscences of Early Pioneers: 1900-1904]
Creator/Contributor:
Briggs, Edgar, 1826-1902, creator
Abstract:
Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p. 37-42, Vol. 8. This is a typed transcript, bound into a volume,
of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers.
This reminiscence provides an account of Edgar Briggs' journey from New Orleans to California. The author describes spending
the Fourth of July in Panama in 1849. Some background family history is provided as well as Mr. Briggs' business history.
Particular attention is given to his involvement in the California cigar and tobacco industry and trade. The time period
represented by this reminiscence is from 1848 to 1902.
Date:
1904 (issued)
Subject:
Briggs, Edgar --
1826-1902
Pioneers --
California --
Biography
Voyages to the Pacific Coast
Gold miners --
California --
Biography
San Francisco (Calif.) --
History
Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader
Autobiography & Reminiscence of Edgar Briggs, San Francisco, 1904. The Society of California Pioneers
This reminiscence provides an account of Edgar Briggs' journey from New Orleans to California. The author describes spending
the Fourth of July in Panama in 1849. Some background family history is provided as well as Mr. Briggs' business history.
Particular attention is given to his involvement in the California cigar and tobacco industry and trade. The time period
represented by this reminiscence is from 1848 to 1902
Type:
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
[6] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
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Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Copyright has not been assigned to The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Society of
California Pioneers as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright
holder, which must be obtained by the reader.
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edgar Briggs, San Francisco, 1904.