Goss (Alfred Furbush vs. Society of California Pioneers) Case Files, 1900

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Summary

Title:
Goss, Alfred Furbush vs. Society of California Pioneers Case Files
Dates:
1900
Abstract:
Records of investigation and hearings held by the Society of California Pioneers on the membership of Alfred Furbush Goss based on his representation of having arrived in San Francisco on October 11, 1849. He was admitted to the Vermont Chapter of the Society in the 1880s. On coming to San Francisco in 1889, he attempted to attend Society meetings, but members became suspicious of his story. These case files contain extensive correspondence, testimonies, affidavits, and hearing transcripts for sessions that ran from March 24 to March 31, 1900. Final ruling was for Goss' expulsion from the Society, dated April 2, 1900.
Extent:
4.0 folders (Correspondence, 12 Depositions, Transcripts)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Alfred Furbush Goss vs. Society of California Pioneers Case Files. The Society of California Pioneers.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of investigation and hearings held by the Society of California Pioneers on the membership of Alfred Furbush Goss based on his representation of having arrived in San Francisco on October 11, 1849. He was admitted to the Vermont Chapter of the Society in the 1880s. On coming to San Francisco in 1889, he attempted to attend Society meetings, but members became suspicious of his story. These case files contain extensive correspondence, testimonies, affidavits, and hearing transcripts for sessions that ran from March 24 to March 31, 1900. Final ruling was for Goss' expulsion from the Society, dated April 2, 1900.

Biographical / historical:

No biographical information about Alfred Furbush Goss found.

Acquisition information:
Institutional Records of the Society of California Pioneers.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Nick Scales
Date Prepared:
February 19, 2013
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-05-14T12:53-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on access.

Preferred citation:

Alfred Furbush Goss vs. Society of California Pioneers Case Files. The Society of California Pioneers.

Location of this collection:
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107, US
Contact:
(415) 957-1849 ext. 160
mmdevine@californiapioneers.org
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