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A guide to the John Kentfield and Company records, 1863-1876
HDC0519 (SAFR 18867)
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Title: John Kentfield and Company records
Date: 1863-1876
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0519 (SAFR 18867)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
37 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: John Kentfield and Company records (SAFR 18867, HDC 519) include accounting documents, receipts and bills of lading that are
dated from 1862 to 1876. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC0519 (SAFR 18867), John Kentfield and Company records, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
In 1988, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park acquired this collection from Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Historical or Biographical Note
John Kentfield, a native of New York State, came to California in 1849 and established a shipping firm that flourished in
the 1870s and 1880s. Among his other business interests was the supplying of redwood lumber throughout Northern California.
His partners included Charles Nelson, Hans H. Buhne, and D.R. Jones. His son, Edward Elston Kentfield, ran the company after
John Kentfield's death.
John Kentfield and Company records (SAFR 18867, HDC 519) include accounting documents, receipts and bills of lading that are
dated from 1862 to 1876. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Arranged into four folders.