Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Freelon, Thomas W. Papers
- Dates:
- 1853-1879
- Creators:
- Freelon, Thomas W., b. 1826
- Abstract:
- These are three printed certificates from the State of California all given to Thomas W. Freelon. The first certificate was given in 1853 for his appointment to County Judge of San Francisco. The 1878 Certificate was for his promotion to Municipal Court Judge of San Francisco and has a handwritten letter attached to it about him vowing to follow the U.S Constitution. The last is an 1879 certificate for his promotion to Superior Court Judge of San Francisco which has written on the back the written oath of Mr. Freelon.
- Extent:
- 1.0 folder (3 certificates)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas W Freelon Papers, The Society of California Pioneers
Background
- Scope and content:
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These are three printed certificates from the State of California all given to Thomas W. Freelon. The first certificate was given in 1853 for his appointment to County Judge of San Francisco. The 1878 Certificate was for his promotion to Municipal Court Judge of San Francisco and has a handwritten letter attached to it about him vowing to follow the U.S Constitution. The last is an 1879 certificate for his promotion to Superior Court Judge of San Francisco which has written on the back the written oath of Mr. Freelon.
- Biographical / historical:
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Thomas W. Freelon was born May 20, 1826 in Norwich, Vt. He attended Dartmouth College at the age of 13 and when on to Michigan Law College. He fought in the Mexican American War as a lieutenant in Co E 15th Regiment of the US Infantry. Fought at Battle of Vera Cruz
He arrived in San Francisco on Oct 12, 1849 coming overland on the Santa Fe Route. He joined SoCP on Sept 4, 1885.
He was elected County Judge of San Francisco effective July 5, 1853. He was appointed Judge of the San Francisco Municipal Court of Appeals as of April 9, 1878. He became Judge of the San Francisco Superior Court as of November 1, 1879
- Acquisition information:
- Donor and date of acquisition unknown
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1/26/2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-07-20T15:30-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on access
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas W Freelon Papers, The Society of California Pioneers
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160