Caspar Lumber Company letter books, 1881-1906

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Summary

Title:
Caspar Lumber Company letter books
Dates:
1881-1906
Creators:
Unknown
Abstract:
Caspar Lumber Company letter books and accounts ledger (SAFR 18466, HDC0557) are dated 1881 to 1906. The company was located in Mendocino, California. There are two letter books of correspondence and one accounts ledger. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Extent:
3 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0557 (SAFR 18466), Caspar Lumber Company letter books, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

Caspar Lumber Company letter books and accounts ledger (SAFR 18466, HDC0557) are dated 1881 to 1906. The company was located in Mendocino, California. There are two letter books of correspondence and one accounts ledger. The collection is available for research use without restriction.

Biographical / historical:

A sawmill was built at the mouth of Caspar Creek in 1861 by William H. Kelley and Randall. In 1864, this sawmill was purchased by Jacob Jackson, who was born in Vermont in 1817. About 1870, Jackson purchased the schooner CORA to transport lumber from his sawmill to San Francisco. A second schooner ELVENIA was built in 1872. Two more schooners ABBIE and MAXIM were purchased in 1876. Caspar Lumber Company was incorporated in 1880. The steam schooner CASPAR was built in 1888. -excerpted from the Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society website: http://www.mendorailhistory.org/1_towns/caspar/caspar_lumber.htm on 5/4/2015

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

In 1988, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park acquired this collection from Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

Three volumes in three folders.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Historic Documents Department (Bailey), 4 May 2015.
Date Prepared:
2018
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 1/26/2018 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0557 (SAFR 18466), Caspar Lumber Company letter books, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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