Alvord (William) Papers, 1833-1904, 1833-1904

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Summary

Title:
William Alvord Papers, 1833-1904
Dates:
1833-1904
Extent:
1 folder
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

William Alvord Papers, 1833-1904. The Society of California Pioneers.

Background

Scope and content:

One handwritten legal deed, dated July 20, 1871 and 3 pages in length, from William Alvord and addressed to Huntington, Stanford and Hopkins. Deed documents the sale of the railroad formerly known as the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad Company by Alvord to Huntington, Stanford and Hopkins. El Dorado County Recorder's document is attached at the end of deed confirming that it was filed in the record as of September 24, 1875.

Biographical / historical:

William Alvord (b.January 3, 1833 - d.December 21, 1904) was born in Albany, NY. He became the 14th Mayor of San Francisco, serving from December 4, 1871 to November 30, 1873. He died in San Francisco, California of heart failure due to bronchial illness.

Date Event
1833/1904 William Alvord Papers, 1833-1904
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Kris Casler
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Kris Casler. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: October 14, 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open by appointment for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be submitted in writing to the Librarian.

Preferred citation:

William Alvord Papers, 1833-1904. 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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