Finding Aid of the Richard P. Ashe Naval Orders C057728

H. VanHorn

Society of California Pioneers

07/12/2019

101 Montgomery Street, Suite 150

Presidio of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA 94129

pkeats@californiapioneers.org

URL: http://www.californiapioneers.org

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

Preferred Citation

Richard P. Ashe Naval Orders. The Society of California Pioneers.

Scope and Contents

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