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Title: Alexander Badlam, Sr. papers
Dates: 1849
Collection number: C057705
Creator:
Alexander Badlam, Sr.
Collection Size:
1 paper
Repository: The
Society of California Pioneers.
San Francisco, California 94107-1272
Abstract: The folder includes the biographical account of Alexander Badlam, Senior's life during his voyage to California in 1849. It
is a typed version from May 27th, 1935 of an originally handwritten letter.
Physical location: B001393
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open by appointment for research.
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.
Alexander Badlam, Sr. papers. The Society of California Pioneers.
Biography / Administrative History
Alexander Badlam was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1849 he embarked on a voyage to California and back to Boston on the
bark Corsair. During his voyage, which took about a year, Alexander Badlam, Sr. rode on the Oro, a British whaling ship called
the Colloony, and two unnamed steamers.
| 1849 | Alexander Badlam, Sr. Papers |
Scope and Content of Collection
The folder includes the biographical account of Alexander Badlam, Senior's life during his voyage to California in 1849. It
is a typed version from May 27th, 1935 of an originally handwritten letter.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Badlam, Alexander, 1809-1894
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)-History
Pioneers-California
Institutional records
"Badlam, Alexander, Sr." Archives Records (vol. 1, pg. 31)
Mortuary Record (1892-1906 pg. 45)
"Badlam, Alexander, Jr." Archives Records (vol. 1, pg. 32)
Mortuary Record (1892-1906 pg. 91)