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Finding Aid for Josiah N. Knowles Letter C057949
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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition note
  • Scope and Contents note
  • Conditions Governing Access note
  • Conditions Governing Use note
  • Preferred Citation note
  • Existence and Location of Originals note
  • Biographical/Historical note

  • Title: Knowles, Josiah N., Letter
    Identifier/Call Number: C057949
    Contributing Institution: Society of California Pioneers
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.0 folder 1 handwritten letter to Josiah, 1864, 1 typed copy of letter.
    Date: 1864
    Abstract: File contains handwritten letter from Mary Knowles to her husband Josiah N. Knowles. There is also a typed copy of the letter. Written May 22, 1864.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition note

    Gift of Mrs. T. B. Phair, February 13th, 1968.

    Scope and Contents note

    File contains handwritten letter from Mary Knowles to her husband Josiah N. Knowles. There is also a typed copy of the letter. Written May 22, 1864.

    Conditions Governing Access note

    Collection open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use note

    There are no restrictions on access.

    Preferred Citation note

    Josiah N. Knowles Letter. The Society of California Pioneers.

    Existence and Location of Originals note

    The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St. Suite 150, The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94129.

    Biographical/Historical note

    Josiah was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1830. He was a sea captain, sailing from England to New York and eventually to San Francisco. He retired in 1844, and passed away in Oakland in 1896.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Knowles, Josiah Nickerson, 1830-1896
    Knowles, Mary