Guide to the W. W. Honey San Francisco Fire Department Certificate, 1852

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Guide to the W. W. Honey San Francisco Fire Department Certificate, 1852

Collection number: MS 3553

California Historical Society



North Baker Research Library

San Francisco, California

Contact Information:

  • California Historical Society
  • North Baker Research Library
  • 678 Mission Street
  • San Francisco, California 94105-4014
  • Phone: (415) 357-1848, ext. 220
  • Fax: (415) 357-1850
  • Email: reference@calhist.org
  • URL: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
Processed by:
California Historical Society staff
Date Completed:
July 15, 1994
Encoded by:
Brooke Dykman Dockter
© 2000 California Historical Society. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: W. W. Honey San Francisco Fire Department Certificate,
Date (inclusive): 1852
Collection number: MS 3553
Creator: Honey, W. W.
Extent: 1 item
Repository: California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
Language: English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], W. W. Honey San Francisco Fire Department Certificate. MS 3553, California Historical Society, North Baker Research Library.

Scope and Content

This certificate is dated in San Francisco on November 5, 1852. It certifies that W. W. Honey is an active member of Monumental Co. No. 6 as of the roll call on November 5, 1852. The document is signed by Charles James Brennan, Mayor of San Francisco; George H. Hossefross, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and J. L. Van Bokkelen, Secretary of the Board of Delegates of the Fire Department.
The certificate is in very poor condition, missing the upper and lower right corners. It has been mounted on the back of an advertising cardboard.