McNear, G.W. Collection, 1877-1889

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Title:: G.W. McNear Collection
Dates:: 1877-1889
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Extent:: 4 boxes
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Preferred citation:: G.W. McNear Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Scope and content:: Materials are stored in four boxes as described below. Box 1 • Letters to G.W.McNear regarding grain shipping from Petaluma to local shippers, 1877. • Shipping records for McNear, 1882-83. Indexed. Box 2 • McNear ledger book, 1886-92. • McNear ledger book, 1879-82. Box 3 • McNear ledger book, 1878-79. Indexed. • Port Costa Business Accounts book, containing sampling, weighing and shipping charges for McNear’s grain brokerage in San Francisco, 1887-95. Box 4 • Book of cables regarding prices and market conditions for wheat sales in Europe, 1893-94. • Book of telegraph confirmations for McNear’s grain business, 1889. Indexed. • 1976 calendar of “Old Concord” donated by Alice McNeil Russi. Note: Alice McNeil Russi’s middle name is sometimes given as McNear. Accession number 84-9.

Subjects:: Agriculture
Business records
Correspondence
letters
ledger books
cables & telegrams
Names:: California Wharf and Warehouse
Places:: Port Costa

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Contra Costa County Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1877-1889
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.

Preferred citation:: G.W. McNear Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Location of this collection:: Contra Costa County Historical Society

724 Escobar Street

Martinez, CA 94553, US