Ghiradelli, Domenico Papers, 1867 to 1872

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Summary

Creators:
Ghirardelli, Domenico, 1817-1894
Abstract:
Two handwritten copies of legal responses in a case before the 12th Circuit Court of San Francisco in the case "Domenico Granoni, Plantiff vs Domenico Ghiradelli, Defendant" over a claim for payment of $308. Also 2 ledger pages, handwritten. One for D. Ghiradelli Co and the other for San Pablo Ranch both cover periods from 1867 to 1868.
Extent:
1.0 folder (2 letters, 2 ledger pages)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Domenico Ghiradelli, Papers, The Society of California Pioneers

Background

Scope and content:

Two handwritten copies of legal responses in a case before the 12th Circuit Court of San Francisco in the case "Domenico Granoni, Plantiff vs Domenico Ghiradelli, Defendant" over a claim for payment of $308. Also two ledger pages, handwritten. One for D. Ghiradelli Co and the other for San Pablo Ranch both cover periods from 1867 to 1868. The two ledger pages are a gift of Mrs. Mollie Berry, February 25, 1943.

Biographical / historical:

Domenico (Domingo) Ghirardelli, founded the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in San Francisco. He was born in Genoa, Italy on Feb 21, 1817. He arrived in San Francisco in 1849 from Lima, Peru aboard the brig "Mazeppa. He died in 1984 in Rapallo, Italy. His wife was Carmen Alvarado and they had six children. He established himself in the chocolate business in 1853 with the opening of Ghirardelli and Girard. The Ghirardelli Company moved to its location on North Point in San Francisco in 1895. He began to use the Spanish form of his name, Domingo, when he arrived in Peru in 1838.

Ghirardelli was a member of the Society of California Pioneers, the Gariabaldi Guard, the Masons, the Odd Fellows and the Italian Benevolent Society

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Mollie Berry, February 25, 1943.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on access

Preferred citation:

Domenico Ghiradelli, Papers, The Society of California Pioneers

Location of this collection:
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107, US
Contact:
(415) 957-1849 ext. 160
mmdevine@californiapioneers.org
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