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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Title: Richard P. Ashe Naval Orders
creator:
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
creator:
Dobbin, James Cochran, 1814-1857
Identifier/Call Number: C057728
Physical Description:
1 folder
Certificate from President Franklin Pierce (abstract)
One handwritten vellum certificate
Date (inclusive): 1853 August 20
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sidney Algernon Ashe, Brentwood, CA, 02/26/1933
Existence and Location of Originals
The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery St., Suite 150, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94129
Richard P. Ashe Naval Orders. The Society of California Pioneers.
Certificate signed by President Franklin Pierce appointing Richard P. Ashe Navy Agent for the Port of San Francisco. Also
signed by Secretary of the Navy, J.C. Dobbin. The document orders Ashe to remain a Navy agent for the span of four years from
the day of the creation of the orders.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Port of San Francisco
Navy Agents
U.S. Navy
Ashe, Richard P.
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Dobbin, James Cochran, 1814-1857