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Title: King, Henry L., Documents
Identifier/Call Number: C058899
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
4 handwritten letters, receipt of shares, license of business, and Society of California Pioneers form
Date (inclusive): 1849-1877
Abstract: File contains 3 handwritten letters to Henry L. King, 1 offical copy of minutes from the Board Meeting of City Hall Commissioners,
King's Society of California Pioneers membership form, King's original business license, a deed of shares, a booklet of articles,
and a ripped piece of diary. Items range from 1849-1877.
Born in New York May 12th, 1812, came to California September 17th, 1849. He was an architect and builder for the city of
San Francisco, and was on the Board of City Hall Commissioners. He passed away in 1896.
Henry L. King Documents. 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
There are no restrictions on access.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection open for research.
File contains 3 handwritten letters to Henry L. King, 1 offical copy of minutes from the Board Meeting of City Hall Commissioners,
King's Society of California Pioneers membership form, King's original business license, a deed of shares, a booklet of articles,
and a ripped piece of diary. Items range from 1849-1877.
File contains 1 handwritten letter from the crew of Bask Palmetto to Henry L. King October 1, 1849; 1 handwritten departure
letter from his coworkers at Meridian Lodge in New York February 14, 1848; 1 ripped cover from a diary from 1872 with the
list of Committee members on the back (committee unknown); 1 booklet of the Articles of Association of the Greenwich and California
Mining and Trading Company; a certificate of 100 shares from the Gold and Silver Mining Company to Henry L. King, March 12th,
1877; an Internal Revenue License for Henry L. King to conduct business as an architect in San Francisco, May 1, 1865; 1 letter
of minutes from a Board Meeting of City Hall Commisioners, where Henry L. King was nominated as Superintendent of Works, July
17, 1872; and 1 handwritten letter to King, difficult to read.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
King, Henry Lewis, 1812-1896
Society of California Pioneers.
San Francisco (Calif.)