C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel, 1919 April 3 and 1925 April 17

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Summary

Title:
C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel
Dates:
1919 April 3 and 1925 April 17
Abstract:
C. A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel (SAFR 14030, HDC 36) consists of two documents titled Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel. One certificate, dated April 3, 1919, is titled Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel on the main side, Consolidated Certificate of Enrollment and Licence on the flip side. The other, a straight bill of sale is dated April 17, 1925. The collection is open and ready for use.
Extent:
2 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0036 (SAFR 14030), C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

C. A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel (SAFR 14030, HDC 36) consists of two documents titled Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel. One certificate, dated April 3, 1919, is titled Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel on the main side, Consolidated Certificate of Enrollment and Licence on the flip side. The other, a straight bill of sale is dated April 17, 1925. The collection is open and ready for use.

Biographical / historical:

The C. A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) is part of the historic ship collection at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. She was built in the Bendixsen yard in Fairhaven, California and measures 156' x 36' x 11.8', and is rated at 452 gross tons.

The C.A. Thayer had several careers: it carried lumber to 1912, was a salt and salmon packet to 1924, and was in the cod fishery to 1950, when it was the last commercially working sailing vessel on the west coast. The ship had a number of owners during this time: 1895-1912, E.K. Wood Lumber Co. (San Francisco); 1912-1925, Captain Peter Nelson (San Francisco); 1925-1952, Pacific Coast Codfishing (Seattle); 1952-1957, Charles Macneil (Seattle); 1957-1977, California State Parks; 1977- to the present, National Park Service (San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park).

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

GOGA-00735

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

This is a collection with two items.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Historic Documents Department Staff (Bailey).
Date Prepared:
2012
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. 7/11/2012 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0036 (SAFR 14030), C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel, 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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