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Title: Fay Brothers Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1850-1868
Box Number: 193
Collector:
Fay family
Extent: 1 box
Repository:
California State Library
Sacramento, California
Language:
English.
Unrestricted.
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[Identification of item], Fay Brothers Collection, California State Library.
Soap trade--California--San Francisco
Frontier and pioneer life--California
California--Gold discoveries
Correspondence and business papers of David, Patrick, Logan, and John Fay.
Four Fay brothers, Jeremiah, David, John, and Logan, came to California from New York in 1849. They were joined in 1852 by
Patrick Fay. In 1853, David and Logan started a soap factory in San Francisco; they sold it to John in 1856. In 1856, Logan
returned to New York and entered into a partnership with Patrick. In 1858, David and Patrick invested in a steamer, the "Pelican",
which they later sold to Ben Halliday. John remained in business in San Francisco.
- Fay, David
- Fay, Logan
- R. E. Brewster & Company
- Coleman, William Tell, 1824-1893
- Fay, John
- Fay, Patrick