Finding Aid for Josiah N. Knowles Letter C057949
Finding aid prepared by Samantha Ronzano
Society of California Pioneers
November 10, 2015
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA, 94107-1272
(415) 959-1849
pkeats@californiapioneers.org
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.
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.
There are no restrictions on access.
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.
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