Fremont (John C.) correspondence with Trenor W. Park, 1860

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Summary

Title:
John C. Fremont correspondence with Trenor W. Park
Dates:
1860
Creators:
Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
Abstract:
Extent:
2 folders
Language:
Preferred citation:

John C. Fremont correspondence with Trenor W. Park. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Background

Scope and content:

One folder includes seven letters written by Fremont, dating February 27, 1860 through April 23, 1860, chiefly concerning his California properties, ejectment suits, returns of bullion, his debts, creditors, and his finances. Fremont directs Park to manage different business and legal transactions, including those involving Hall McAllister, Fremont’s counsel; banker Mark Brumagim; H. G. Worthington, Fremont’s agent; Charles James, Republican friend of Fremont’s; mining engineer Dr. Justus Adelberg; and A. A. Selover, in real estate. Another Fremont attorney, D. W. Perley, figures in several letters. Properties mentioned or obliquely discussed, besides the Mariposa estate, include those for Alcatrases Island; the Pescadero Trust; San Emidio. A second folder includes typewritten transcriptions of the letters.

Biographical / historical:

John C. Fremont acquired the extensive Mariposa grant in 1847, and gold was later found in the area. Fremont became wealthy, and beginning in September 1850 served for the short term as California’s first senator. In 1856 he ran for President on the new Republican ticket, was defeated, and returned to develop his Mariposa grant. Lawyer and financier Trenor W. Park managed Fremont’s estate, as well as some other properties in California, and had a one-eighth interest in the Mariposa. Park had been junior partner in the firm of Halleck, Peachy, Billings and Park, which chiefly dealt with land titles. Fremont would lose his Mariposa property in 1863 and suffer other financial losses.

Acquisition information:
From the library of John Francis Neylan (with his bookplate).

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center staff.
Date Prepared:
1860
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

John C. Fremont correspondence with Trenor W. Park. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

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San Francisco Public Library
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San Francisco, CA 94102, US
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