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Title: Geary, John White Papers
Identifier/Call Number: C057972
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
(1 document, 1 photocopy)
Date (inclusive): 1850-1867
Abstract: Photocopy of a handwritten letter on Pennsylvania Executive Chamber Stationery from Governor John White Geary to O.R. Sutton.
Forwards a commission for Wm. Huefner as Commissioner of Deeds for Pennsylvannia. Mentions his election as an honorary member
of the Society of California Pioneers and a letter he wrote to Louis Sull about his experiences in Gold Rush San Francisco.
The torn bottom of a page from an original document that contains the signature "Jn. W Geary, First Alcade and Judge of San
Francisco". The bottom of the document, above the signature, reads as follows: "...Judge of the said Court the 30th day of
March 1850."
Existence and Location of Originals note
The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery Street, 150 Suite, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94129.
John White Geary (December 30, 1819 – February 8, 1873) was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general
in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory,
and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania. He was born Dec 30, 1819, Mt Pleasant, NY and died Feb 8, 1873, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He arrived San Francisco on April 1849 aboard the Steamer "Oregon". His wife was Margaret Ann Logan Geary, and they had a
son, Edward Geary.
Donor and date of acquisition unknown.
John W. Geary, Papers, The Society of California Pioneers
there are no restrictions on use
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection open for research
Copy of handwritten letter on Pennsylvania Executive Chamber Stationery from Governor John White Geary to O.R. Sutton. Forwards
a commission for Wm. Huefner as Commissioner of Deeds for Pennsylvannia. Mentions his election as an honorary member of the
Society of California Pioneers and a letter he wrote to Louis Sull about his experiences in Gold Rush San Francisco.
The torn bottom of a page that contains the original signature of Jn. W Geary, First Alcade and Judge of San Francisco, dated
May 30, 1850.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Casey, Gerald W.
Geary, John White, 1819 - 1873
Deeds
Pennsylvania