Cashman (William F.) Obituary, 1895

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Summary

Title:
Cashman, William F. Obituary
Subtitle:
In Memoriam WM. F. Cashman
Dates:
1895
Creators:
Cashman, William Francis, 1824-1895
Abstract:
An obituary of William Francis Cashman written and adopted by the Society of California Pioneers on June 3, 1895. The document is signed by Michael Kane, L. Cunningham, Chairman F.K. Krauth, and Secretary John J. Spear.
Extent:
1.0 folder (6 pages typed)
Language:
Preferred citation:

William F. Cashman Obituaries, The Society of California Pioneers.

Background

Scope and content:

An obituary of William Francis Cashman written and adopted by the Society of California Pioneers on June 3, 1895. The document is signed by Michael Kane, L. Cunningham, Chairman F.K. Krauth, and Secretary John J. Spear.

Biographical / historical:

William Francis Cashman was born in Cork County, Ireland on August 24, 1824. He arrived in New York in the early 1840s and shortly afterward worked in North Carolina. He arrived in San Francisco by boat on May 9, 1849, and found success as a gold miner. He and C.D. O’Sullivan opened a mercantile business in Garrote in 1850 and Coulterville and Mariposa in 1851. They also opened wholesale house “Sullivan and Cashman” in San Francisco in 1855 with Hugh Dimond, which was dissolved in 1868. He died on March 1st, 1895.

Acquisition information:
SCP, June 3, 1895
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Kelsey Fox
Date Prepared:
November 18, 2011
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-12-07T14:29-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on access

Preferred citation:

William F. Cashman Obituaries, 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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