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Finding Aid to William S. Sharon and William C. Ralston business records, 1859-1886
BANC MSS 2009/171
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Collection Title: William S. Sharon and William C. Ralston business records
Date (inclusive): 1859-1886
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2009/171
Author:
Ralston, William Chapman,1826-1875
Sharon, William, 1821-1885
Geary, John White, 1819-1873
O’Farrell, Jasper, 1817-1875
Extent:
1 carton and 1 box
1.65 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
[Identification of item], William S. Sharon and William C. Ralston business records, 1859-1886, BANC MSS 2009/171, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Ralston, William Chapman, 1826-1875 -- Archives.
Real property -- California -- San Francisco.
Sharon, William, 1821-1885 -- Archives.
Deeds
Legal documents
Mortgages
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of collection consists of various forms of real estate legal documents of William S. Sharon including deeds, mortgages,
conveyances, and trusts. Includes a $1,000,000 mortage of Sharon's with the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society. Also includes
a number of similar documents for William C. Ralston and miscellaneous others. The real estate legal documents include transactions
with notable persons in San Francisco history including Henry Haight, John W. Geary, James O'Farrell, and others.
Note
Carton 1: Sharon and Ralston records. Box 1: Miscellaneous records.