Finding Aid for Josiah N. Knowles Letter C057949

Finding aid prepared by Samantha Ronzano

Society of California Pioneers

300 Fourth Street

San Francisco, CA, 94107-1272

(415) 959-1849

pkeats@californiapioneers.org

November 10, 2015

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