Finding aid of the N. Gray Papers C057984
Finding aid prepared by Nick Scales
Society of California Pioneers
July 17, 2012
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA, 94107-1272
(415) 959-1849
pkeats@californiapioneers.org
Title: Gray, N. Papers
Identifier/Call Number: C057984
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
1 handwritten page
Date (inclusive): 1851-1852
Abstract: 1 handwritten original expense account composed by N. Gray of money received and expended for Mr. Thomas Larkin in the period
1851 to 1852. Includes passage to Sacramento, Colusa and Monroeville and payment of taxes on Larkin Children's Rancho and
Jimeno Rancho. Marked paid in full, Jan 20, 1852 by Wm. Eames.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection open for research
There are no conditions on access
N. Gray Papers, The Society of California Pioneers
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donor and date of acquisition unknown
It is not readily discernable who N. Gray is, but it might be Nathaniel P. Gray (1808-1889), who set off for San Francisco
from the east coast in February of 1850, to open a branch office of a funeral establishment there. He was involved in city
politics and charitable works, and could well have known Thomas Larkin. No other N. Gray's were readily located in early San
Francisco city directories, and a Nathaniel Gray is listed in the 1850, the 1852, and the 1852-53 San Francisco City Directories,
with his occupation as: "Coffin ware-room, and then a "general furnishing undertaker".
1 handwritten original expense account composed by N. Gray of money received and expended for Mr. Thomas Larkin in the period
1851 to 1852. Includes passage to Sacramento, Colusa and Monroeville and payment of taxes on Larkin Children's Rancho and
Jimeno Rancho. Marked paid in full, Jan 20, 1852 by Wm. Eames.
Existence and Location of Originals note
The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St., Suite 150, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, Ca 94129.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858
California, Northern-History-19th century.
Receipts (financial records)